Elementary and middle schoolers competed Saturday for a chance at Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington.

Each week, experts check several variables including precipitation, temperatures, soil moisture, snow cover, and water levels in streams and lakes to determine drought conditions.

Turkeys, cattle, cats and pheasants in South Dakota have been infected with bird flu. Scientists worry: Is a large human outbreak next? South Dakota is second in the nation for bird flu outbreaks at commercial poultry farms and an infection at a pheasant farm that led to the death of 30,000 birds.

How a ceremony meant to honor veterans exposed tensions within the South Dakota military community.

Property owners see opportunity but must navigate a patchwork of local policies.

The alerts notify the public of abducted children via TV and radio broadcasting, highway signs, cellphones and the internet.

State party leaders hope for a pendulum swing in the 2026 midterms, but patience might be needed for significant gains.