Referred pipeline law puts company's permit quest in limbo The permit process and ballot referral highlight the emergence of carbon pipelines and landowner rights as political flashpoints in South Dakota.
Gravel road with higher risk awaits Sturgis rally bikers “Boy, it’s a mess, and it’s not a good place to ride a motorcycle through right now.”
Anti-abortion group appeals judge's ruling to South Dakota Supreme Court The group’s push for an expedited timetable is based on the Aug. 13 deadline for the Secretary of State to certify ballot questions to county auditors for ballots to be printed.
South Dakota's mosquito war CDC says 61 out of 66 South Dakota counties have a high incidence of West Nile virus cases in humans, with Brown, Pennington and Minnehaha counties having the highest. But a single case can swing the stats.
City of Faith to scrap code enforcement crackdown After a public outcry, the small city of Faith in remote northwestern South Dakota is taking steps to backtrack on a recent property code enforcement crackdown.
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to keep South Dakota abortion measure from ballot The judge questioned why the South Dakota Secretary of State wasn’t named in the lawsuit, calling the complaint against Dakotans for Health "a collateral attack.”
Embattled CEO of major SD social services agency steps down The abrupt resignation at the Rural Office of Community Services comes 18 months after he was the subject of a stinging federal workplace sexual harassment settlement of $320,000.
Property code enforcement a sore spot in some SD towns More communities are hiring outside enforcers, which draws some ire. “I would rather arrest a 300-pound fighting drunk than tell a 90-year-old lady she had to mow her lawn.”
South Dakota clashes with Minnesota on clean energy, coal plant closures As gas and electric companies transition away from fossil fuels, South Dakota officials stress reliability of resources in extreme weather.
High school journalism removed from Opportunity Scholarship South Dakota Board of Regents cited differences between newspaper and yearbook programs but didn't tell teachers. Schools can apply for a waiver.
Harrisburg, Tea, Box Elder lead booming South Dakota cities Eighteen South Dakota municipalities now top 5,000 residents, and all grew in 2020-23 except for Brandon, Aberdeen, Madison, Mitchell, Pierre and Sturgis: "It's rural America at as good as it can get."
Hand counting errors muddle post-election audit in McPherson County Debate over counting votes by hand or machine finds a proving ground in McPherson County, on the state’s northeast edge bordering North Dakota.
South Dakota No. 1 state in nation for hemp production South Dakota recently became the top producer of hemp fibers after being the third-to-last state to make it legal just three years ago.
Rural and reservation health providers face major hurdles in South Dakota Patchwork system of health care in rural and reservation areas of South Dakota complicates care. This is the second of a two-part series on rural and reservation health care.