US Senate Majority Leader Thune’s latest financial disclosure includes a book deal
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, has an agreement to write his first book, according to a financial disclosure.
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Lunch with ‘mad as a murder hornet’ Trump and US Senate GOP fails to heal divisions
Republican senators said during interviews after the meeting that it wasn’t entirely productive and didn’t create much, if any, goodwill.
Trump will attend July 3 Mount Rushmore fireworks display
President Donald Trump will attend the first fireworks display in six years at Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3.
Group fails to gather enough petition signatures to put new South Dakota tax law on the ballot
Opponents of a new law that uses a higher state sales tax rate to fund property tax reductions did not collect enough petition signatures to put the measure on the ballot.
Eliminating property taxes would weaken local control and open the door to income tax discussions
Toby Doeden, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, says he wants to eliminate property taxes. Most people hear that and immediately think about their own bill. They wonder whether they woul...
State’s top election official loses nomination to challenger who supports hand-counting
RAPID CITY — Delegates at the South Dakota Republican Convention denied the state’s top election official an opportunity to seek reelection, choosing a nominee Saturday for secretary of state who advocat...
The urgent need for Congress to renew critical funding for South Dakota’s national parks
As we approach the 250th anniversary of American independence, the duty to steward these national treasures for future generations has never felt more urgent.
Trump to visit North Dakota on July 1; no announcement on July 3 Rushmore event
President Donald Trump will visit the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in western North Dakota on July 1, Freedom 250 announced.
Federal agencies and tribe partner to clear Pine Ridge Reservation’s ballistics testing backlog
RAPID CITY — Federal law enforcement agencies and the Oglala Sioux Tribe have partnered to address a backlog of ballistics data.
Sioux Falls man on parole for manslaughter is charged with providing drugs that killed his niece
Mark Milk was sentenced to life in prison in 1995 for beating a man to death after a fight in Winner. Then-Gov. Kristi Noem commuted his sentence in 2023.
Production decreases, revenue increases at gold mine in South Dakota’s Black Hills
Gold production was down slightly last year at South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine, but revenue soared higher.
We should transform a state watching the technology race to a state where the race is won
If we want South Dakota to be where America builds the critical infrastructure that powers the AI future, we must act decisively.
Silos are disappearing from the landscape. One woman wants to hunt them down before they do.
Silos have dotted the Midwestern landscape for 150 years. But they’re threatened by development and old age.
2% adjustment predicted for state retirees as inflation climbs higher
Officials with the South Dakota Retirement System expect next year’s cost-of-living adjustment for retirees to fall below inflation — again.
South Dakota lawmaker charged with felony for allegedly damaging public road on purpose
A Republican state lawmaker from Newell was indicted and arrested on a felony charge of intentional damage to a public road.
Trump says ‘great settlement’ of Iran war in the works, signing ceremony soon
The deal, he said, would ensure Iran will not be able to develop or purchase a nuclear weapon and will end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
American Prairie, conservation groups appeal bison grazing decision
The BLM issued its final decision in early May, canceling all seven bison-grazing permits for American Prairie with a September deadline to remove its herds from federal land.
Federal government to pay North Dakota $28M for Dakota Access Pipeline protests
North Dakota will receive $28 million from the federal government in compensation for costs the state incurred during the Dakota Access Pipeline protests as part of a settlement announced Thursday.
State Supreme court deems turn-signal stop ‘unreasonable’ in DUI case
The South Dakota Supreme Court has overturned a drunken driving conviction that was predicated on a driver’s late turn signal use.
As AI use in schools grows, lawmakers and districts scramble to set up guardrails
With many students and educators already using artificial intelligence tools, state lawmakers and school districts are playing catch-up on AI policies.
What you need to know about the flesh-eating New World screwworm
The New World screwworm has arrived in the United States. The flesh-eating parasite poses potentially life-threatening risks to pets, wildlife and livestock.
Corporate logos abound on White House grounds in prep for fights by Trump-allied UFC
Advertisements for Polymarket and Bud Light lined an eight-sided cage on the White House grounds Thursday ahead of a series of mixed martial arts fights scheduled for Sunday, President Donald Trump’s 80th...
Judge blocks Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund until government agrees it’s been dissolved
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia issued a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration's nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund for one week.
Judge allows UFC cage matches to go ahead on White House lawn
The Ultimate Fighting Championship cage matches set to take place on the White House South Lawn will go on as scheduled, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled.