A Republican running for South Dakota state Senate was charged with felony child abuse Thursday for allegedly grooming and raping a young family member for years, according to local reports.

The South Dakota state Senate on Tuesday voted to convict and remove state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office on two articles of impeachment after he struck and killed a pedestrian in ...

PIERRE, SD — A bill to move Native American culture and history from a permitted to a required part of South Dakota’s curriculum was loosened by its sponsor in the state Senate on Tuesday, but ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Republican South Dakota Senator Lauren Nelson lead the charge in the Senate for House Bill ... while complying with the new state law. Jodi Fick, Siouxland Libraries ...

South Dakota's Senate Republican leader said Friday that ... except when they delve into issues that are private by state law, and that the committee's final report would be a public record.

The South Dakota State Senate approved a bill Friday that would create a loan and grant program for workforce housing construction in the state. Senate Bill 41 passed with 29 senators in agreement ...

Child witnesses have the right to a safe courtroom, South Dakota state legislators agreed during an initial bill hearing on Thursday. The Senate Judiciary committee unanimously voted to move ...

A group of four Republicans in the South Dakota state Senate Judiciary Committee killed a bill Thursday that would require pornography sites to implement an ID check for age verification.

The victory means Mayfield will fill the vacancy left by now-U.S. Rep. Randy Fine, the Republican who resigned his SD 19 ...

Republican Debbie Mayfield is looking to return to a familiar place. The GOP's choice in Senate District 19 is facing off ...