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 ...

The City of Pierre is expanding its recycling program. Those living in the community can now recycle alkaline batteries.

Governor Jim Pillen joined national and state leaders in Washington, D.C. for the national rollout of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Security Action Plan – a new initiative ...

On 7/7/25 at approximately 3:00 p.m., Patrol Officers were dispatched to a vehicle rollover at the intersection of Monroe Ave ...

The South Dakota political landscape has changed a bit since I last occupied this space in the newspaper. Dusty Johnson, 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 ...

The “Make America Beautiful Again” executive order represents a rare instance of President Donald Trump elevating ...

JD Vance met up with South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden at Mount Rushmore ahead of the Independence Day holiday. On a post on ...

(NEXSTAR) — Within the several hundreds of pages of the megabill the House is expected to pass on Thursday are a $6,000 tax ...