"One of the toughest votes this session was HB 1025, which would transfer $182 million to the incarceration construction fund." ...

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

100th Legislative Session 2025 – Week 6 by Rep. Mike Weisgram (R- Fort Pierre) (Feb. 21, 2025) ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

South Dakota visits the Omaha Mavericks after Chase Forte scored 30 points in the Coyotes' 85-80 win against the Saint Thomas Tommies.

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

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

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

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