It's been a good year for South Dakota's Attorney General. Lawmakers passed six bills he championed that will toughen up the ...

South Dakota's four-year process to address the state's correctional needs evolved into a plan to build a new men's prison on 160 acres of farmland in Lincoln County between Harrisburg and Canton ...

The South Dakota Legislature saw a higher than ... Wasko previously said the new prison would cost the state about $55.4 million annually for operations and personnel services — $21.6 million ...

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.

Anyone who expected the Republican colleagues to be in lockstep regarding the state prison project, however, hasn’t been paying attention to party politics in South Dakota. Mortenson ...

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

The South Dakota House of Representatives has decided ... Drew Peterson said Springfield state prison is in his legislative district and the Springfield mayor supports constructing the new prison.

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 ...

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

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 ...