PIERRE — On Wednesday, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley presented his office’s proposed $41 million fiscal year 2026 budget, which includes funds for the appellate, criminal, …
Sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants will be banned in South Dakota if legislators adopt a bill that advanced out of a committee Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre. The name …
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display …
Some Democrats raised concerns over privacy, censorship and government overreach Tuesday as the South Dakota House of Representatives voted 61-5 to advance an age verification requirement for …
PIERRE — No explosives were found Wednesday afternoon following an investigation at the site of the new state prison in Lincoln County. The South Dakota Division of Criminal …
Last week we discussed pets. In Brookings County and our local area, we probably have more livestock than pets. It is important to remember them also. Any disaster, whether it’s a flood, …
BROOKINGS — South Dakota State University Extension is hosting the third annual South Dakota Virtual Vegetable Short Course. Designed to empower small- and medium-scale commercial …
MADISON — Dakota State’s game design program is hosting a Global Game Jam site the weekend of Jan. 24-26. Global Game Jam is an event designed to bring people together for 48 hours …
Editor’s note: This article was provided by the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health in Omaha. Preventing grain spoilage is the …
PIERRE — The South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development awarded $205,000 in grants to five businesses across the state for installation of ethanol blender pumps. These grants are …
MADISON — Dakota State alumna Callie Mueller’s 2024 was packed full of travel and accomplishments, serving as Miss Rodeo South Dakota 2024 and publishing her first children’s book …
PIERRE — The South Dakota Retailers Association has recognized Pereboom's Café and Boomer's Outback Lodging in Webster with its annual Community Service Award. The award recognizes …
PIERRE — Cheyenne Crossing near Lead has been selected as the South Dakota Retailers Association’s Restaurant of the Year. Presented annually, the award recognizes a restaurant with a …
BROOKINGS — The prospect of a CO2 pipeline being built in the county prompted a pair of responses from the Brookings County Commission at Tuesday’s meeting: A resolution urging the South …
BROOKINGS — Nearly 40% of South Dakota’s child care programs have fewer kids enrolled than they can handle because of a shortage of workers, the latest South Dakota Child Care Task Force …
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification …
PIERRE —Two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional time in prison after they had earlier been found guilty of assaulting two correctional officers at the …
BROOKINGS — The new year is looking a bit brighter for three Brookings County organizations receiving $2,750 in Sioux Valley Energy Operation Round Up grants. The awards are part of …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, returning to power with a promise to end America’s decline and to “completely and totally reverse” …
WASHINGTON — Just moments before leaving office, President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who was convicted in the 1975 killings of two FBI …