Republican lawmakers consistently defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during her controversial 13-month tenure, ...

A funding bill that would offer up to $15 million to the Sioux Falls and Rapid City airports is now on its way to the Governor’s desk. Senate Bill 76 would ...

President Trump on Thursday fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and announced he will replace her with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), hours after the president reportedly said he did ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — South Dakota will move to ban the purchase of sugary drinks with food assistance benefits after Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill he’d opposed into ...

A bill to criminalize the sale or advertisement of “an article or thing” designed to perform an abortion is on its way to the South Dakota Senate. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted ...

A state senator recently offered an insightful opinion on South Dakota’s property tax conundrum. He was arguing, ...

Larry Rhoden’s website shows how much homeowners would save on property taxes if lawmakers approve his optional half-percent ...

Vermillion was named the state’s “Community of the Year” earlier this week at the 2026 South Dakota Governor’s Conference on Economic Development in Pierre. The recognition celebrates the city’s ...

Vermillion has been chosen as Community of the Year by the South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development. According to a news release sent out about ...

The Vermilion Area Chamber and Development Company announced on Wednesday that the city had received recognition from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the USA TODAY 10BEST Reader’s ...

The South Shore is growing. A number of development projects, both residential and commercial, are either wrapping up, under construction or still being deliberated by town boards across the region ...

Rep. Karla Lems said when taxpayer dollars are involved, state officials should avoid not only conflicts but even the appearance of them. Rep. Karla Lems, R-Canton, speaks on the floor of the South ...