Rapid City Regional Airport will receive a $10.9 million grant to help fund an expansion of the terminal building, the airport announced Monday.
South Dakota taxpayers could pay millions of dollars in unexpected expenses caused by inflation and workforce challenges that are hitting the construction industry.
The Senate Education Committee voted 7-2 Thursday to kill a bill that would force school districts to implement additional procedures to review and select instructional materials.
PIERRE — Lawmakers want to prevent their spouses from being employed as registered lobbyists in a bill that was heard and passed out of a Senate committee 8-1 on Monday.
The fate of South Dakota sports betting is undetermined as two legislative bills attempt to push it across the state, instead of just Deadwood and tribal casinos.
State Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller, R-Rapid City, withdrew a federal lawsuit Thursday against Senate President Pro Tempore Lee Schoenbeck that accused him of violating her First Amendment rights.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley presented a budget recommendation Thursday of almost $35 million to the legislative Joint Appropriations Committee.
Gov. Kristi Noem signed a bill Wednesday that will authorize $200 million for housing infrastructure across the state.
Gov. Kristi Noem signed the first bill of the legislative session Wednesday that will cut unemployment insurance employer contributions by 0.5%.
An attempt to change the rules governing the definition of a legal newspaper was defeated Wednesday by the Senate Local Government Committee.
The South Dakota Senate voted 33-1 Wednesday to censure Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller and reinstate her from suspension following a committee's investigation of alleged harassment against a staff member.
The South Dakota Senate Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion unanimously approved Wednesday a report recommending the censure of suspended Sen. Julie-Frye Mueller for harassment.
A South Dakota Senate committee voted unanimously Tuesday night to draft a report recommending censure of Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller, an immediate reinstatement from her suspension, and to limit her access to Legislative Research Council staff following an allegation of unprofessional behavior …
A federal judge has denied suspended state Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller's request to reinstate her abilities in the Senate and to expedite a hearing on if her First Amendement rights were violated.
Numerous personal bests and state records came down in the final day of the 2023 state meet.
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ST. ANTHONY - Many rural cemeteries in the Mandan area are maintained yearlong by a committee, but there’s one that gets some extra care right before Memorial Day.
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S, government has a treaty obligation to support law enforcement on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota,. But he declined for now to determine whether the Oglala Sioux Tribe is entitled to as much funding as it’s seeking. Tribal leaders depict the ruling as a victory, saying the important point is the court confirmed that the federal government has a duty to fund policing on the reservation. The judge ordered U.S. officials to meet with Oglala Sioux leaders on "how to more fairly fund tribal law enforcement.”
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is opening a hotline for complaints about South Dakota colleges and universities. Noem announced the hotline Friday. In a letter to the state's Board of Regents, Noem said information from the hotline will guide policy changes. She's also calling on the Board of Regents to ban drag shows, remove references to preferred pronouns in school materials, and increase graduation rates. Noem says liberal beliefs are poisoning colleges and she doesn't want that to happen in South Dakota. An Associated Press request for comment to the regents wasn't immediately returned Friday.
Wyoming's wildlands wouldn't be the same without the Endangered Species Act. But as the law turns 50, debate continues over how it is used and whether changes are needed.
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🎧 Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve.
The federal government has a treaty obligation to fund tribal law enforcement on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, a federal judge ruled Tuesday almost four months after a two-day trial.
A 6-year-old child was shot inside a residence on the 100 block of East Signal Drive Friday morning, the Rapid City Police Department said in a post to social media.
A 20-year-old Rapid City man pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to multiple charges accusing him of kidnapping an elderly woman, assaulting her and stealing her car, among other crimes.
🎧 Reporter Karen Robinson-Jacobs discusses the racial makeup of police departments in relation to the communities they serve.
A political aide familiar with the plans says two-term North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is expected to run for the Republican presidential nomination. That puts the governor and former computer software entrepreneur in an already crowded field dominated by ex-President Donald Trump. The aide said Burgum plans to launch his campaign with a June 7 and spoke on the condition of anonymity because the event had not been publicized yet. Burgum has signed legislation rolling back transgender rights, and North Dakota has one of the nation's strictest anti-abortion laws. But heThius go is expected to emphasize his business background, his small-town roots and a large state tax cut this year.
Trash collection is suspended Monday with Monday’s collection set for Tuesday and Tuesday through Friday collections operating as normal; residents are advised to leave trash out until it’s collected
Rapid City officials announced Monday parking in the downtown area will be free for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend.