The replacement state lawmaker for Republican Sen. David Wheeler has been appointed by Gov. Larry Rhoden. Brandon Wipf, a ...

A federal appeals court won't reconsider its decision in a redistricting case that went against two Native American tribes ...

The 18-page opinion affirmed a lower court's dismissal of NOPE's lawsuit against the Department of Corrections regarding the applicability of local zoning ordinances.

An active-duty airman has been charged with killing a South Dakota woman who was reported missing in 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Monday. Quinterius Charles Chappelle, 24, was ...

A federal court is blocking the Biden Administration's Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, halting interpretations for what constitutes a body of water for South Dakota and 23 other states.

Legislators attending a Redistricting Committee meeting Dec. 13, 2023, look at maps of different proposals. (Kyle Martin/For ...

President Joe Biden announced four nominees for U.S. trial courts on Wednesday, including two in South Dakota and one each in New York and California.

Two nominees for federal judgeships in the U.S. District Court of South Dakota earned the endorsement of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning in Washington, D.C.

Reversal of US energy agenda sparks friction between South Dakota and neighboring states (Michael Klinski, South Dakota News Watch) Those interpretations are now up to the courts to decide.

Biden Picks Nominees for District Court Seats in New York, California and South Dakota Of the four nominees, three have judicial experience. February 07, 2024 at 12:45 PM 2 minute read Judges ...