The South Dakota Supreme Court says a group that was trying to stop the state government’s plan to build a men’s prison in Lincoln County lacked legal ...

Current Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson is running for governor next year. Here's a look at how Election 2026 is shaping ...

MADISON, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – A Republican state legislator from Madison filed his statement of candidacy ...

A Republican state legislator from Madison filed his statement of candidacy Wednesday to run for South Dakota’s lone seat in ...

The Journal talked with S.D. Rep. Dusty Johnson about finally taking the leap to run for governor, whether or not he's made ...

policies are being drafted in accordance with a new state law in South Dakota that will allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus.

South Dakota House Speaker Jon Hansen and Speaker Pro Tempore Karla Lems announced their candidacies for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively. The pair are campaigning on an anti ...

A Dell Rapids lawyer, Hansen has spent a decade in the South Dakota House of Representatives. The 39-year-old was elected House speaker for the most recent legislative session after serving as ...

The South Dakota House of Representatives voted Wednesday to advance a bill that would let physician assistants (PAs) practice without collaborative supervision agreements from a physician if they ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A bill aimed at banning sanctuary cities was heard in the South Dakota House of Representatives Monday passing on a 62-6 vote. Senate Bill 7, an act to prohibit the ...

The new second-in-command in the state vacated his South Dakota House of Representatives seat ahead of the announcement. Venhuizen, who lives in Sioux Falls, had represented parts of Lincoln ...