More than 62,000 acres of privately owned land has opened to public access across South Dakota through a Public Access to Habitat program.

SOUTH DAKOTA (South Dakota News Watch) - No. South Dakota and Wyoming are the only states that don’t sanction baseball at the high school level.

South Dakota is on a path to invest $2 billion into its corrections facilities in the next decade as a result of its stringent crime laws.

South Dakota has tapped tech exec Mark Wixon to lead state IT as its new commissioner of the Bureau of Information and Technology (BIT). Wixon’s first day in the role was Thursday. “My career ...

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway welcomed the commitment of South Dakota State transfer William Whorton, who announced his decision on May 27.

The report outlines the state's future needs for the South Dakota Department of Corrections' prison system. The DOC operates eight correctional prisons in the state.

Students and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns now that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement speech.

South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem They want to speak out against the federal government’s immigration policies and her anti-LGBT ...

Students and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement ...

Julian Beaudion is a retired South Dakota state trooper who is running to become the state's first Black senator.

Contact: Patricia Fisher (202) 208-5634 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it is seeking proposals for private lands conservation funding through its Private Stewardship Grants Program ...

South Dakota continued to expand its industrial hemp footprint in 2024 as Texas quickly gained ground, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Hemp Report.