Renville also pointed to South Dakota's unique place in the U.S. political sphere, with Noem set to lead the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Sen. John Thune taking over the Republican Senate leader spot and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson working within a divided House of Representatives.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — A proposed bill introduced Friday in the State Legislature may affect South Dakotans on Medicaid. The measure would remove the constitutional requirement for Medicaid expansion if federal funding drops below its current 90% share. The state currently pays 10% of the costs.

The state of South Dakota has received notice that it could be sued by McCook Lake property owners, South Dakota Searchlight reports.

PIERRE, S.D.- (SEARCHLIGHT DAILY) – Standing before a crowd of hundreds of carbon dioxide pipeline opponents Monday at the South Dakota Capitol, a lawmaker announced her bill to ban the use of eminent domain for carbon pipeline projects.

Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state’s largest animal feeding operations.

South Dakota’s state government has a troubling history of fraud incidents. However, 2024 marked a new low. Investigations last year implicated state employees in schemes that mismanaged or outright stole millions in public funds.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday used what might prove to be her final weekly column to say a final goodbye. Earlier in the day, she appeared before a U.S.

A day before Noem goes before the U.S. Senate for confirmation hearings regarding her appointment as Director of Homeland Security, she used Tuesday's speech to highlight victories achieved and to come in South Dakota,

It's hard to keep up without a scorecard, so here's a primer on what to watch for as the South Dakota legislative session opens Tuesday.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission scheduled a series of six public input meetings in January about Summit Carbon Solutions’ application for a permit to construct a carbon dioxide pipeline. The meetings are scheduled for January 15-17, 2025, at various locations in eastern South Dakota near the proposed pipeline route.

The state of South Dakota has received notice that it could be sued by McCook Lake property owners, who say their community suffered catastrophic damage as a direct result of flood diversion efforts carried out by state and local officials.

Platte has been selected as the host town for South Dakota State University Extension’s 2025 Energize conference. The seventh annual Energize! Exploring Innovative Rural Communities Conference will be on May 6-7, 2025. The conference schedule and registration details will be announced in early 2025.