Local agencies say their approach hasn’t changed; a nonprofit policy director believes it’s part of a larger trend ...

The future of South Dakota’s drug ingestion law — often described as the most severe in the nation — is in the hands of ...

The fight to secure legislative approval for an $825 million men’s prison is lost for now, South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry ...

Rhoden also signed HB 1118, which prohibits the award or use of state moneys for the research, production, promotion, sale, ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Thursday he will form a task force on a new men's prison after a proposal for a ...

Citing discussions with South Dakota’s congressional delegation, Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen said federal support for Medicaid ...

Gov. Andy Beshear said recovery efforts for recent floods will cost "hundreds of millions." FEMA head Kristi Noem got an up-close look at damage.

By the time former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gave her budget address in December, she would have less than two months ...

Immigration officials are saying that anyone living in the U.S. illegally will soon have to register with the federal ...

Despite images of a nationwide sweep, there is little evidence so far that ICE is arresting, detaining or deporting many more ...

U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota is recovering at his Bismarck home after injuring his head when he slipped on ice.