A legislative maneuver meant to secure funding and continue discussion on an $825 million men’s prison failed by two votes Friday in the South Dakota ...

100th Legislative Session 2025 – Week 6 by Rep. Mike Weisgram (R- Fort Pierre) (Feb. 21, 2025) ...

Dakota News Now caught up with South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley on Friday and Gov. Larry Rhoden took some ...

Dakota News Now caught up with South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley on Friday and Gov. Larry Rhoden took some questions earlier this week. Both want to reassure those with any fears or concerns ...

Lawmakers voted 34 to 35 to reject a House bill that would have moved about $148 million from the state's general fund to an construction fund.

A panel of South Dakota lawmakers endorsed Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden’s property tax proposal Thursday over objections described as “soft” by education lobbyists, but most members also said ...

The fate of one of South Dakota’s largest proposed projects in state history could be decided in Pierre Friday afternoon.

Perspectives from neighbors, policy analysts and law enforcement show division surrounding plan to build prison in rural ...

More than a dozen states have passed or are considering laws to require porn sites to ask adults who want to visit them for personal information to prove ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden used his weekly legislative-session news conference on Wednesday to make a new argument in favor of proceeding with construction of a new ...

Despite record-high homicides last year, Sioux Falls' police chief and mayor are not concerned the uptick will lend itself to ...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed 13 bills into law on Tuesday, February 18. Three of the 13 bills were Senate Bills 12, 29, and 35. The 10 House Bills signed into law include: With these ...