South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden says the state will participate in a program within President Donald Trump’s tax and spending ...

Eventually, a new men’s prison will go up in Sioux Falls. But conversations about how better days can follow a sentence will take place well before then. South Dakota Lieutenant Gov. Tony Venhuizen, ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden is opting South Dakota into a federal school choice tax-credit program even though the rules of the program haven't been finalized.

Former South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard endorses U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson's 2026 run for governor on June 30, 2025, in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Republican former South ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A decision on what will replace the South Dakota State Penitentiary will not happen in July during a special session as Gov. Larry Rhoden requested earlier this year. Lt.

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Gov. Larry Rhoden took an unusual step this week and turned his weekly column over to Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen. Venhuizen used the opportunity to publicly call for lawmakers to ...

PIERRE — After 144 years, South Dakota lawmakers decided Tuesday it’s time for “the Hill” to retire. The required two-thirds of each legislative chamber voted to endorse a 1,500-bed, $650 million ...