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.

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 ...

The Republican governor’s announcement came after a proposed 1,500-bed men’s prison that was planned for Lincoln County south of Sioux Falls was unable to find sufficient support in the state ...

Nesbit was initially sentenced to life in prison, but that was later reduced to 20 years. When he escaped from the South Dakota State Penitentiary in September 1946, he had just three months left ...

Sioux Falls Police Chief Jon Thum and Minnehaha County Sheriff Mike Milstead shared during a media police briefing on Friday a rising number of assaults happening on law enforcement in Sioux Falls.

South Dakota lawmakers have approved legislation that would impose criminal and civil penalties on those who try to use ...

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 ...

People or groups who try to use unlabeled deepfakes to influence voters in South Dakota ... the state. Violators could face misdemeanor charges punishable with fines and up to a year in prison.

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