The replacement state lawmaker for Republican Sen. David Wheeler has been appointed by Gov. Larry Rhoden. Brandon Wipf, a ...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is making stops in Philip, Wall, Midland and at the 1880 Town today (July 10, 2025) as ...

So, of course, the reason I’m saying Happy New Year is that our state’s new year just started July 1. When legislation is ...

Rhoden’s office referenced a state law passed last year banning agricultural land ownership by six foreign governments. Former Governor and current Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also ...

Public Information Officer Darrell Shoemaker says the city frequently has openings, and although some require professional ...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is part of a group of governors to laud the USDA’s new initiative aimed at safeguarding ...

South Dakota Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko said Wednesday she’s buoyed by a vote from the state’s prison task force endorsing a $650 ...

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee may be in the rarest — and riskiest — position an incumbent can find himself in: the most ...

Now that a task force has unanimously recommended a new 1,500-bed men’s state prison that can last 100 years be built in the ...

Medicaid, a program jointly run by states and the federal government, covers more than 70 million low-income or disabled people, including nearly half of the nation’s children.

With his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, and their children, Vice President JD Vance celebrated America's 249th birthday at the ...

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson’s entry into the 2026 race for South Dakota governor launches ...