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 ...

Flags across South Dakota will be set to half-staff in honor of Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday at 88. South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden ordered flags to be lowered statewide "effective ...

Gov. Kelly Armstrong said the action is meant to honor the Wahpeton lawmaker who died unexpectedly earlier this month.

Eight states, including Iowa, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Nebraska and Alabama, ordered flags at full-staff during Trump’s inauguration. In addition to the state buildings ...

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