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

Should the state of South Dakota have to adhere to local zoning regulations if it’s seeking to build a prison? Neighbors in ...

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

The state Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the case of neighbors against the State of South Dakota: a dispute over the ...

Brian Wright, 54, died at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield on Monday while serving a 48-year sentence for sexual contact with a child under 16.

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.

Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced to U.S. prison for destroying two energy facilities in North Dakota and South Dakota. Smith was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ...

Cameron M. Smith, 50, a Canadian who wanted to bring more attention to climate change, was also ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution for damage he caused in the Dakotas.

with a temporary property tax fix earning legislative support and a property rights-focused Republican body shooting down a proposed prison project. The South Dakota Legislature processed 489 ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has signed a bill that will loosen his state’s felony ingestion statutes, which are among the ...

A Canadian man who pleaded guilty last fall to shooting at energy facilities in North and South Dakota was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison.