RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Governor Rhoden has signed his first bill since taking up his new job: banning sanctuary cities in South Dakota. The Governor was joined for a signing ceremony in Pierre by ...

Bills requiring public schools in South Dakota to display and teach the Ten Commandments and to post the words “Under God, the People Rule” in every classroom were endorsed by ...

Rhoden was officially sworn in back in January, he became the first South Dakota Governor to have a public event while ...

On January 9, 2025, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced the Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $18,884,900 in low-interest loans with $515, ...

SDBA The state of South Dakota will pay approximately $200 million more in office rental costs over the next 30 years under two leases with a Rapid City-based developer. The contracts, ...

Supporters said the cut would undermine public safety, government transparency, education, high school activities and local ...

Governor Rhoden says the bill is also symbolic of supporting former Governor Noem in her role now as Secretary of Homeland ...

Watertown's boys and girls wrestling teams top Huron in home finale and Aberdeen Central boys secure ESD dual team championship.

But what if ranchers were replaced by scientists? A bill in Pierre aims to ensure that never happens. South Dakota House Bill ...

Five years after they went away, refugee resettlement reports might be required again in South Dakota. The state House of ...

Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden will become the next governor of South Dakota.

Senate Bill 7 prevents cities from enacting laws which limit an individual from coordinating with a federal agency.