Thousands of drivers who have habitat conservation license plates have not actually made a financial contribution for habitat ...

Billy Mawhiney, of Sioux Falls, is the executive director of the South Dakota Afterschool Network.

South Dakota is set to receive at least $52.6 million from Meta, with the total potentially reaching $73.5 million. The money ...

HURON — Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden and Democratic challenger Dan Ahlers both criticized President Donald Trump on Saturday during a debate at the South Dakota State Fair, with Rhoden saying he ...

South Dakota’s 2026 general election debate season begins Saturday at the State Fair in Huron. The South Dakota Farmers Union is hosting a debate between Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden and Democratic ...

A South Dakota Democratic Public Utilities Commission candidate is calling for a one-year ban on new artificial intelligence data centers in the state, while his Republican opponent calls the proposal ...

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An experiment deep underground in South Dakota’s Black Hills has reported its “most compelling hint of dark matter” to date. A news release Tuesday from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment announced the ...

South Dakota Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds said he wants to “get the facts” before deciding whether any medals awarded to soldiers who were at the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre should be rescinded, ...

South Dakota farmers are sending Washington a message with their acres. It deserves attention. This year, producers offered nearly 290,000 South Dakota acres for Conservation Reserve Program ...

In a survey weighted toward South Dakotans most likely to experience food insecurity, 30% indicated they were skipping meals to stay within their budget, according to the recently released South ...

A Sioux Falls after-school coordinator said she fielded calls from panicked parents this month after the state altered childcare assistance payments — in some cases slashing assistance by more than 80 ...