The investigation into the rape of a 13-year-old boy in western South Dakota, led to federal child pornography charges.

Here's a look at some of the major bills that made it to Gov. Larry Rhoden's desk — and those that didn't — this year.

PIERRE — A hotly debated funding bill that would transfer most of the last batch of money needed to pay for a new men's prison in South Dakota has narrowly failed in the state House. Lawmakers ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — On Monday, the South Dakota House denied reconsideration of a bill that would allocate funds to build a new state men’s prison. South Dakota’s current men’s ...

Twenty-seven senators voted Monday to pass a bill segregating restrooms in public schools and state-owned facilities by sex ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed a bill that will loosen his state’s felony ingestion statutes, which are among the ...

The Republican governor’s announcement came after a proposed 1,500-bed men’s prison that was planned for Lincoln County south of Sioux Falls was unable to find sufficient support in the state ...

Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to U.S. prison for destroying two energy facilities in North ...

It’s a Class 6 felony in South Dakota for anyone to prescribe abortion pills or administer an abortion, except to save the ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden was successful in passing his property tax measure, but he was unable to find enough support for the state's $825 million prison project. Growing anti-pipeline ...