Five Democratic state representatives, including House Minority Leader Erin Healy, D-Sioux Falls, sent a letter to House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach and House Speaker Jon Hansen, both Republicans, ...

South Dakota's three National Weather Service (NWS) forecast offices are short of staff and sending up fewer weather balloons that gather important data in response to federal budget cuts and ...

It’s been a long battle that began in late 2023 when the DOC announced its intent to build a new state penitentiary in rural Lincoln County, catching landowners by surprise.

At the beginning of the month over 200 pieces of legislation went into effect, House Bill 1259 being one of them.

South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson and legislative leaders stood by the governor's side during the ceremony. Daugaard, Gilbertson and legislative leaders appointed a panel ...

Mac Schneider, the U.S. Attorney for North Dakota since 2022, has resigned.

North Dakota's top environmental regulator says that proposed budget cuts at the federal Environmental Protection Agency could impact funding for the state agency that he runs.