ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ

South Dakota January 20, 2023

South Dakota legislature considering $220 million infrastructure package

The South Dakota state legislature is preparing for a final vote on a $220 million spending package dedicated to housing and water infrastructure.

Republicans January 20, 2023

Who wants to tear down Mt. Rushmore?

Criticism from the Ogala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes in South Dakota were highlighted after Trump's 2020 Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore.

South Dakota January 19, 2023

SD Gov. Noem's grocery tax cut hits obstacle in GOP-dominated legislature

A repeal of South Dakota's grocery tax proposed by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is being debated by lawmakers unsure of whether the move would prompt an untenable decline in state revenue.

South Dakota January 17, 2023

SD Republicans push for trans procedure ban on youth

South Dakota Republicans have introduced a bill banning transgender health services, including puberty blockers and hormone therapies, from being accessed by minors.

US January 16, 2023

Trans rights hurl Title IX into political fray amid state battles: 'Akin to a juggernaut'

Concessions to transgender activists at the federal and state levels have damaged women's rights, according to opponents of such measures.

South Dakota January 13, 2023

Kristi Noem says Biden admin. blocked July 4 Mt. Rushmore fireworks for third straight year

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem tweeted that the Biden administration has once again blocked the state from hosting Independence Day fireworks at Mt. Rushmore.

South Dakota January 13, 2023

South Dakota officer justified in fatal November shooting, AG says

Republican South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said that a Rapid City police officer who, in November, shot and killed a knife-wielding suspect was justified in his actions.

South Dakota January 10, 2023

South Dakota budget surplus a top agenda item for legislators

The South Dakota Legislature's session will begin Tuesday, with key agenda items including tax cuts and public employee pay raises being addressed alongside the state's budget surplus.

Kristi Noem January 7, 2023

Noem touts South Dakota’s conservative successes ‘can bring hope to the rest of the country’

Ahead of her inauguration for a second term steering South Dakota, Republican Gov. Kristi Noem says her state’s conservative successes "can bring hope to the rest of the country."

Kevin McCarthy January 5, 2023

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Republican meltdown over House speaker vote: ‘It’s hard to watch’ 

Republican Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, who served eight years in the House before being elected governor, says "it's hard to watch" the GOP speaker vote meltdown

South Dakota January 5, 2023

SD snowplow driver dies on job

A snowplow driver in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, near Sioux Falls, has died after sustaining an unspecified medical emergency on the job.