The DCI is investigating a report of possible explosives at the new state prison in Lincoln County. The public is asked to stay away from the scene.

The committee deferred a vote on a school choice bill for one week so it can get a definitive answer on how much the proposal would cost the state.

Every year in the autumn, the ground at Custer State Park shakes and the air is filled with clouds of dust. You can hear cheering from crowds of people as they watch almost 2,000 bison being herded into a corral by nearly 60 cowboys and cowgirls on horseback.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota’s tourism industry hit record numbers again last year. The state welcomed nearly 15 million visitors, a 1.4% increase from 2023. Tourism spending jumped over $5 billion, a 2.8% increase, generating nearly $400 million in state and local taxes.

Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was impeached and stripped of his law license after running down and killing a pedestrian in

Peltier, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, was convicted in 1977 for the murders of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

South Dakota State coach Aaron Johnston runs a strong mid-major program that believes in tough scheduling. His Jackrabbits roster features several Minnesota natives.

Rep. Karla Lems, R-Canton, and Sen. Mark Lapka, R-Leola, are leading efforts in protecting landowners with House Bill 1052, which would prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for a pipeline that carries carbon dioxide.

One tribe in South Dakota is lifting its order banning Gov. Kristi Noem from its territories. The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe's decision comes just days before the Republican was set to appear before a U.

At least two B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., arrived Jan. 15 at Andersen Air Force Base.

MITCHELL — A pair of Class A girls basketball powers saw their stock rise in the latest South Dakota Prep Media poll this week after extending undefeated starts to the season at the Hanson Classic on Saturday.

South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra will perform Winter Camerata this month. The performances are set for January 28-29 at Hamre Recital Hall at Augustana University.