Fort Pierre can be considered to be the oldest community in South Dakota. According to historical fact Pierre Choteau settled ...

Here’s a first look at meetings of our South Dakota state government’s boards and commissions, as well as the 2025 ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – In a move that one lawmaker said would lead to “locking up librarians,” South Dakota legislators advanced a bill 38-32 on Thursday at the Capitol in Pierre ...

President Donald Trump’s federal employee layoffs have hit South Dakota. Under the new administration’s attempt to streamline ...

A legislative maneuver meant to secure funding and continue discussion on an $825 million men’s prison failed by two votes ...

State Rep. Will Mortenson, R-Fort Pierre, speaks in the South Dakota House of Representatives on Feb. 4, 2025. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Fort Pierre Republican Will Mortenson told ...

South Dakota's plan to build an $825 million men's prison complex in rural Lincoln County has sparked clashes of opinion.

Representatives were split on whether transgender people should get a birth certificate or driver’s license that accurately ...

In a move that one lawmaker said would lead to “locking up librarians,” South Dakota legislators advanced a bill 38-32 on ...

Lawmakers voted 34 to 35 to reject a House bill that would have moved about $148 million from the state's general fund to an construction fund.

When the first bridge over the Missouri River was built between Pierre and Fort Pierre the design was for the railroad ...

This weekend marks a bittersweet moment as we say farewell to Governor Kristi Noem as she ascends to become South Dakota’s ...