A longtime, powerful former North Dakota lawmaker, who is scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday for traveling to Europe with ...

Setting aside funding for a new South Dakota prison is a thorny issue for state lawmakers this year. There is also renewed ...

Brian Wright, 54, passed away at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, S.D. on March 24. He was serving a 48-year ...

If the state wants to build a prison on land zoned for agriculture, it should get the county’s permission first.

Should the state of South Dakota have to adhere to local zoning regulations if it’s seeking to build a prison? Neighbors in ...

State prison offender Brian Wright passed away on March 24 at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. At the time of his ...

Brian Wright, 54, died at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield on Monday while serving a 48-year sentence for sexual contact with a child under 16.

The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a non-profit’s appeal of a lower court ruling related to the ...

A federal court judge has denied Briley Wayne Piper's petition to to appeal his death sentence. The man remains on death row.

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Friday that restricts transgender people's use of communal facilities ...

As South Dakota prepares for the next steps in addressing its prison issue, it’s clear that the ultimate answer must include much more than building a new facility.

A gang of local boys led police to the cave hideout of a wanted killer after recognizing his photo in the newspaper.