As Sioux Falls prepares to swear in its first female mayor, have Rapid City and Aberdeen ever elected women to lead their ...

Potential conflict of interest: Pfankuch serves on the board of the Oyate Prevention Coalition in Rapid City, which works to prevent substance abuse among Native American youth. He will recuse himself ...

South Dakota is one of 35 states that prohibits deficit carryovers from one fiscal year to the next. Article XII of the South Dakota Constitution outlines the requirements of the state to maintain a ...

"Gus" was found in 2021 on a Harding County ranch. This story was updated July 14 with the auction result. A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovered on a ranch in western South Dakota has sold for more ...

South Dakota is no stranger to severe weather events. The latest proof: a 131 mph wind gust on June 29 in Highmore that was ...

Regardless of your voting experience or party affiliation, this guide is intended to help South Dakotans make informed decisions in the 2026 primaries and general election. It uses fact-based ...

Almost 60% of visitors travel within 150 miles of home, and affordability and scenic beauty remain the state's strongest ...

When four teenagers were murdered at Gitchie Manitou in 1973, Sioux Falls high school students weren't given much support to deal with the trauma. Editor's note: This is the third in a series of ...

The Aberdeen businessman boosted Republican populist candidates in last year's legislative primaries and is exploring his own statewide run in 2026. ABERDEEN, S.D. – Toby Doeden was in Sioux Falls on ...

Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden has spent a quarter of a century in state government. Much of that time was as a representative from rural Meade County, largely focusing on issues that he knew well as a ...

BLACK HAWK, S.D. – A group of homeowners whose properties were impacted by a large sinkhole just west of Rapid City have lost a major legal battle now that the South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled ...