A request to dismiss a court case involving the alleged embezzlement of $1.78 million in state and federal funds by a former South Dakota state employee has been denied. Tim Whalen, an attorney ...

Lawmakers introduced more than 50 bills during the 2025 legislation session proposing to alter South Dakota’s election laws.

Proposals to restrict citizen-initiated ballot measures have cleared the South Dakota Legislature, and some are awaiting the ...

PIERRE — A request to dismiss a court case involving the alleged embezzlement of $1.78 million in state and federal funds by a former South Dakota state employee has been denied. Tim Whalen, an ...

A suite of changes passed by the legislature toughen signature requirements and raise the vote threshold for changing the state constitution to 60 percent.

The former state employee was traced to more than 500 illicit transactions made between Jan. 1, 2010 and March 24, 2023 in Hughes County, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley told reporters ...

Proposals to restrict citizen-initiated ballot measures have cleared the South Dakota Legislature ... “This gives any one county veto power over whether an initiative gets on the ballot ...

The Hughes County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 39-year-old Blunt man who has not been seen since March 5, 2025.

To be placed on the ballot, citizen-backed constitutional amendments need petition signatures from registered voters equal to ...

The South Dakota Office of State Auditor denied Dakota ... filed a legal complaint in Hughes County Circuit Court against State Auditor Richard Sattgast. On October 3, 2024, the state Office ...