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South Dakota January 4, 2023

SD Gov. Noem taps Mitchell superintendent for top education post

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she has appointed Mitchell School District Superintendent Jon Graves to head the state's Department of Education.

South Dakota December 30, 2022

South Dakota universities extend in-state tuition to student from WI, IL

Six universities in South Dakota plan to offer in-state tuition rates to students from Wisconsin and Illinois. The move is expected to lead more graduates to remain in South Dakota.

VIDEO December 27, 2022

Gov. Noem: America was better off with Biden in his basement

Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., on Biden’s failure to secure the southern border as Title 42 is expected to expire and her staff gifting her a flamethrower for Christmas.

South Dakota December 23, 2022

In SD, Gov. Kristi Noem appoints new health secretary

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem named former State Rep. Melissa Magstadt as her next state health secretary following the Monday retirement of Joan Adam.

South Dakota December 23, 2022

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem declares emergency in response to winter storm, activates state's National Guard

Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, declared a winter storm emergency and activated the state's National Guard to haul fire wood to a tribal community.

Kristi Noem December 17, 2022

Gov. Noem terminates contract with transgender advocacy group: 'Dividing our youth with radical ideologies'

South Dakota's governor has ended a contract with a transgender activist group amid a controversy over an upcoming summit at a state health provider in January.

OPINION December 16, 2022

If Biden won't protect us from China, then states like mine need to step up and do what we can

As governor of the state of South Dakota, I have banned TikTok for state agencies. Our country must stand up to Communist China and President Biden won't, states must act.

South Dakota December 16, 2022

Washington couple arrested after driving body of dead 8-year-old halfway across country

Police in Mitchell, South Dakota, are investigating a couple who allegedly transported the dead body of the woman's 8-year-old adopted daughter in from Washington state.

South Dakota December 13, 2022

Large snowstorm spawns nationwide blizzards, tornadoes in South

A nationwide storm system spawned multiple blizzards whose effects were seen as far south as the Gulf of Mexico, where tornadoes were spotted and flash flood warnings went into effect.

South Dakota December 12, 2022

South Dakota State Patrol identifies 2 people who died after a pickup truck collided with a train

Two people who died when a pickup truck collided with a train in South Dakota have been identified. The driver of the truck sustained life-threatening injuries.

Opioid Crisis December 6, 2022

Law enforcement agencies across the country made several record-setting fentanyl busts in 2022

Law enforcement agencies across the country made record setting fentanyl busts in 2022 after the drug has become the primary driver of the opioid crisis in recent years.