The South Dakota governor made some progress on an initiative to get the state's tribes to let their flags fly in the capitol — only to have a setback over her comments about crime on tribal lands.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, left, and Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire stand during a ceremony in which tribal leaders presented flags of the Standing Rock and ...

If South Dakota’s experience in tampering with tradition is at all instructive to Mr. Harr’s goal of creating a flag as recognizable as those of Colorado, Alaska or New Mexico, however, he ...

Blue skies and sunshine translate to a perfect summer day. Those elements are reflected in South Dakota’s flag. The story of the state’s banner began in 1909, when State Sen. Ernest May of ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota’s secretary of tribal relations raised a caution Wednesday. David Flute said he doesn’t expect all nine tribal governments will provide their flags for a ...

Dozens of legislators want to replace South Dakota's venerable state flag with a design by a Spearfish artist. Rep. Bernie Hunhoff, D-Yankton, and more than 80 other lawmakers support HB 1235 ...

Groton, South Dakota, Mayor Scott Hanlon, owner of Hanlon Brothers, a construction company, in 2021 poses in front of a painted flag on an elevator he owns at Andover, South Dakota, with Kaitlin O ...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden ordered flags to be lowered statewide "effective immediately as a mark of respect" for the pontiff, according to a April 22 press release from the Governor's Office.

South Dakota state Democratic Sen. Shawn Bordeaux, left, and Rep. Eric Emery hold the flag of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D.

PIERRE, S.D. — Gov. Kristi Noem and tribal leaders celebrated the new display of two tribal nations’ flags on Wednesday at the South Dakota Capitol as a symbol of unity. But at least one tribe ...