Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota, is being questioned before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota has largely sustained pandemic-era gains in park visitation and license sales for hunting and fishing, according to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

On a face-numbingly frigid afternoon last week, Gov. Kristi Noem used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” far away from the state’s windswept prairies and freedom-loving farmers.

Initially, David Quammen's expert-driven forecast was quietly well-received but garnered little widespread attention. That changed in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought his prediction to life, t

South Dakota state government has met the December 31, 2024, deadline for obligating the more than $1 billion of aid received from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. State Finance Commissioner Jim Terwilliger delivered the 27-page progress report on Thursday to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Appropriations.

People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.

South Dakota has largely sustained pandemic-era gains in park visitation and license sales for hunting and fishing, according to the Department of Game, Fish and Parks.

The bill would require the Ten Commandments be posted in each classroom in South Dakota's public schools. But it could face legal challenges.

A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups.

In contrast, the occupancy of intensive care beds with Covid-19 patients rose only slightly in a weekly comparison. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 388,590 people have been infected with Coronavirus in Berlin - more than one in ten inhabitants of the city.

A new report released Jan. 10 examines the current state and challenges of early childhood education and care in South Dakota.

America’s home prices have skyrocketed, far outpacing wage growth and inflation: U.S. home values have grown by more than 95%, while average hourly earnings saw a