SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota’s tourism industry hit record numbers again last year. The state welcomed nearly 15 million visitors, a 1.4% increase from 2023. Tourism ...

In 2024 South Dakota saw an all-time record of visitors to South Dakota, the Department of Tourism secretary Jim Hagen highlighted the numbers for the Joint ...

Hagen says South Dakota is a “road trip destination.” Hagen says achieving higher visitor numbers year-after-year is nice, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Country rock star HARDY will perform at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in 2025. The ...

The harvest is at near record pace in South Dakota with 82% of the soybeans and 44% of the corn out of the field. Farmers have been helped by dry weather, but there’s also fewer bushels to ...

KELOLAND News hadn’t had the chance to bring a camera behind the walls of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in recent years ...

The 32nd Pro Farmer Crop Tour kicked off on Monday with nearly 100 scouts in South Dakota and Ohio. The results from day 1 were released Monday night, with South Dakota and Ohio’s corn yield ...

Yankton Thrive held its annual meeting Thursday at the National Easton Yankton Archery Center. Featured speakers from the ...

Today, agriculture generates much of the state’s economic activity. South Dakota also has a growing tourism industry, with Mount Rushmore and the Badlands National Park among visitor favorites.