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

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments late this morning in a lawsuit over a proposed new ...