PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The group working on events marking the nation’s 250th birthday next year plans to bring to South Dakota a display showing images of the men who signed the Declaration of ...

PIERRE, S.D. (John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight) – Repairs to water-damaged, cracking plaster at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre will be complete by the time lawmakers convene in the building ...

The South Dakota Christmas at the Capitol Display is open to the public from Nov. 26-Dec. 26, 2025, from 8am-10pm daily, ...

A 2022 view looking up into the South Dakota Capitol dome in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Majority Leader Scott Odenbach waved his hand behind him, gesturing to the lawmakers’ lobby ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The state government panel that makes decisions on water permits in South Dakota is re-opening an ...

The South Dakota Arts Council is seeking submissions for the Art for State Buildings Program. South Dakota artists have until ...

The sun sets on Feb. 5, 2025, behind the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) A bill to require labels on political deepfakes within 90 days of an election passed the ...

Gov. Rhoden presented his first recommended budget for South Dakota's fiscal year 2027 at the State Capitol Building.

Larry Rhoden's first budget address as governor of South Dakota is in the books. Read a transcript of the speech here.

State Sen. Ernie Otten, R-Tea, speaks in the South Dakota Senate chamber on Feb. 3, 2025. Otten was the lead co-chair of the Legislature's main budget committee during the 2025 legislative session.

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) is reviewing and revising the 2025 Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) ...