The state of South Dakota has received notice that it could be sued by McCook Lake property owners, South Dakota Searchlight reports.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday used what might prove to be her final weekly column to say a final goodbye. Earlier in the day, she appeared before a U.S.

Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations.

Unbeaten wrestlers Gage Lohr and Micach Hach help Watertown High School's boys wrestlers stay perfect in duals with 36-33 victory over Pierre

Renville also pointed to South Dakota's unique place in the U.S. political sphere, with Noem set to lead the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Sen. John Thune taking over the Republican Senate leader spot and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson working within a divided House of Representatives.

PIERRE, S.D.- (SEARCHLIGHT DAILY) – Standing before a crowd of hundreds of carbon dioxide pipeline opponents Monday at the South Dakota Capitol, a lawmaker announced her bill to ban the use of eminent domain for carbon pipeline projects.

A day before Noem goes before the U.S. Senate for confirmation hearings regarding her appointment as Director of Homeland Security, she used Tuesday's speech to highlight victories achieved and to come in South Dakota,

Chief Justice Steven Jensen gave his State of the Judiciary address of his second term Wednesday, touching on topics such as indigent services.

South Dakota’s state government has a troubling history of fraud incidents. However, 2024 marked a new low. Investigations last year implicated state employees in schemes that mismanaged or outright stole millions in public funds.

PIERRE — South Dakota Housing (SDH), in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), will be hosting a listening session on Jan. 29, 2025, at 2 p.m. CST,

The purpose of the pipeline is to capture carbon emitted in regional ethanol plants and transport it to North Dakota for underground burial, an effort to make ethanol more carbon neutral in a world where some blame carbon for climate change.