The U.S. State Department closed embassies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and is urging Americans to evacuate from 14 ...

South Dakota lawmakers are narrowing a list of one-time spending proposals totaling at least $31 million, with road repairs near Ellsworth Air Force Base, water infrastructure and firefighter gear ...

South Dakota's House Education Committee voted 8-7 to send SB 198, a bill that would have banned student cell phone use during the school day, to the 41st legislative day, effectively killing the ...

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 ...

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 not ...

The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday revived and approved a once-dead measure giving the Governor’s Office of Economic ...

The Department of Homeland Security tapped a little-known ad firm to produce Kristi Noem’s multimillion-dollar ad campaign during the government shutdown last year. But when asked to explain her ...

The South Dakota senate Voted 31–3 yesterday to accept House amendments to SB 36, allowing certain utilities to create wildfire‑mitigation plans and establishing related limits on liability for ...

South Dakota lawmakers hit the 33rd of 38 legislative days Thursday (March 5, 2026), with major bills on data centers, cell phones, marriage age, and gender definitions up for action in Pierre.

Two senators — Red Dawn Foster and Mykala Voita — switched from no to yes, bringing the count to 23. The final outcome hinged on two senators who had passed during roll call: Sue Peterson, who ...