Ruling for Lincoln County group, state says, could let unhappy neighbors prevent ‘essential government functions’ ...

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

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

While in the city, Rhoden visited Northern State University, BAE Systems and the ATEC Academy at Central High School. Here's ...

The South Dakota Supreme Court could make a decision in the case of Neighbors against the State of South Dakota. It’s a dispute over zoning rules for the planned location of a new men’s prison in Linc ...

The agenda is out for the first meeting next week of the group that will recommend what direction South Dakota should head on ...

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.

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments late this morning in a lawsuit over a proposed new ...

A lawyer for the state said the state doesn’t need to follow county zoning rules for a proposed men’s prison while lawyers ...

As envisioned by the state’s executive branch, the prison would largely replace the oldest portions of the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, which was built in 1881. In 2024 ...