South Dakota's rural areas have seen a net loss of population over the past three decades, though many of those people who left for cities like Sioux Falls and Rapid City also return to the small ...

A team effort, optimistic attitude and innovative leadership put Wall at the forefront of new efforts to develop housing and pave the way for economic and population growth in rural South Dakota.

A check of something asserted as fact. South Dakota law enforcement officers have fired their weapons more times in the past five years than any five-year stretch in the past 25 years. From 2021 to ...

The Brookings eighth grader who represented South Dakota at this week's Scripps National Spelling Bee made it to the third round of the contest that was won by a 13-year-old from Allen, Texas, who was ...

A check of something asserted as fact. Since 2015, South Dakota has lost half of its in-home day cares, with around 350 registered with the state in 2024. The lack of staff has repeatedly plagued the ...

With new wind farms leading the way, South Dakota and its strong technical college system have put the state on the forefront of training needed energy workers.

A check of something asserted as fact. South Dakota is an “open registration” state, which means nonresidents from states with higher vehicle registration fees can save money by registering their ...

Just over half of South Dakotans approve of the way Kristi Noem is running the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to a poll of 500 registered voters co-sponsored by South Dakota News ...

Early voter support in the 2026 Republican primary race for South Dakota governor is focused on U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson and incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden, according to a poll of 500 registered GOP ...

The Aberdeen businessman boosted Republican populist candidates in last year's legislative primaries and is exploring his own run in 2026.

One of the first people Delta David Gier met after being named music director of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra in 2003 was Art Husboe, founder of the Center for Western Studies at Augustana ...

At a White House ceremony on March 20, surrounded by schoolchildren in desks set up for the occasion, President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the stated intent of dismantling the U.S.