South Dakota’s $825 million prison project in rural Lincoln County faces legislative and legal hurdles as the proposed site and price tag come under fire.

The biggest batch of record-setting cold temperatures are likely to hit early Thursday and Friday, Orrison said. But North Dakota already felt more like the North Pole on Tuesday as Bismarck hit minus ...

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"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

Perspectives from neighbors, policy analysts and law enforcement show division surrounding plan to build prison in rural ...

PIERRE — There is “a real possibility” that South Dakota lawmakers say no to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s request for the final $182 million needed to fund a new men’s prison, a Republican leader said Thursday ...

Lawmakers will adopt official 2026 revenue estimates Thursday, and those estimates will be used to help build the next annual ...

District 24 Representative Will Mortenson, Reagan Taylor and District 24 Representative Mike Weisgram. Reagan is a second ...

The Department of Transport has been directed to distribute funding to states dependent on their birth and marriage rates.

This story has been expanded with Rep. Jon Hansen’s corresponding call for an interim review of property tax policies. PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Gov. Larry Rhoden on Thursday spoke about a ...

South Dakota has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature. South Dakota has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party ...

Larry Rhoden, who took over as governor of South Dakota for Kristi Noem, gave the Argus Leader insight into his new role and how he plans to govern.