Perspectives from neighbors, policy analysts and law enforcement show division surrounding plan to build prison in rural ...

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

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CANTON, S.D. – It was early October of 2023 when Tom Eiesland learned that the land he farmed for more than four decades was slated to become a prison. Located at the corner of 278th Street and 477th ...

STEPHAN, S.D. – "Three, two, one. OK, in your seats." Just as she did as a teacher in her native Philippines, Madgelie Camba uses a countdown method to gain the attention of the gaggle of ...

Has South Dakota soured on direct democracy? The answer to that question will be partly answered during the 2025 legislative session, as Republican lawmakers continue a recent trend of trying to ...

A growing number of South Dakotans continue to work past retirement age. In 2018, a quarter of South Dakotans 65 and older were in the labor force. Five years later, that number climbed to 29%, above ...

South Dakota U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson has a front-row seat in Congress to all the changes accompanying the new White House resident down the street on Pennsylvania Avenue. And he posted a photo on ...

South Dakota hasn't declared emergency medical services, or EMS, to be an “essential service,” meaning the state and county governments aren’t required to provide them. For example, residents in rural ...