RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - America is getting ready to celebrate its 250th birthday. Each day leading up to the big event KOTA Territory News will feature a piece of South Dakota history. August 1, ...

Freedom has always been a pillar of South Dakota’s strength, but today the state is poised to lead in new and transformative ...

HURON — Cornerstones Career Learning Center, a longtime leader in adult education and workforce training across eastern South Dakota, is sounding the alarm about the future of adult education amid ...

This time, it was the University of South Dakota women's basketball program's turn to join in, landing a commitment from ...

A court in North Dakota has combined two lawsuits there challenging the permit for Ames-based Summit Carbon Solutions proposed carbon dioxide pipeline ...

Dakota Johnson was spotted vacationing with Kate Hudson in Italy and Spain just weeks after news of her and Chris Martin's breakup.

A huge tornado touched near the town of Clear Lake, South Dakota, on Saturday, June 28, dramatic footage shows. Video captured by storm chaser Ty Newcomb, known online as @eye.of.ty, shows the ...

The Minnesota State Patrol is mourning the loss of a trooper who drowned in a South Dakota lake over the weekend.

Two suspects wanted in the 2024 robbery and murder of a North Miami Beach smoke shop owner were captured in separate cities in South Dakota, according to multiple reports.

St. Cloud trooper dies in reported drowning in South Dakota lake Mollie McClure was ‘a respected trooper, mentor and friend,’ according to the State Patrol ...

According to Day County Emergency Management, authorities responded to a report of a drowning at the lake on Sunday afternoon.

More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them take effect July 1.