If passed, the bill would require the U.S. Congress to formally declare war to deploy South Dakota National Guard members.

The city formed a committee last year to discuss an ordinance. Feedback from an open house and survey will inform the development of a proposed ordinance.

A bill that would make it mandatory for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in publicly funded elementary, middle and high schools passed out of the state Senate in a razor-thin vote on Tuesday. South Dakota Senators advanced SB 51 on an 18-17 vote.

Two bills proposing South Dakota start new school choice finance options were both killed in the House Education Committee on Wednesday.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Senate bills 73 and 75, introduced by Senator Amber Hulse from District 30, deal with issues surrounding non-residents voting in South Dakota elections.

Eighteen South Dakota senators voted to pass a bill Tuesday afternoon that would require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr,

Governor Rhoden grew up as a rancher in Meade County and served in the South Dakota National Guard from 1978 to 1985. He has stated that said experience has prepared him to tackle the most pressing issue that South Dakotans face. Republican State Senator Helene Duhamel of district 32 in Rapid City gave her remarks while congratulating Rhoden.

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

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for Western South Dakota. Expect wind chills as low as -45° by tomorrow morning

The tourism industry in South Dakota is continuing to succeed. Visitors spent over 5 billion dollars while in the state. Which is a two-point eight percent increase compared to 2023

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Members of the South Dakota Retailers Association elected Wall Drug Vice President Sarah Hustead as the organization’s new president last week. “She was moving along in the hierarchy, but it’s a huge honor,” Rick Hustead, Sarah’s father, said. “They haven’t had a woman in that role in 38 years.”

Kristi Noem has resigned as governor of South Dakota after her confirmation by the U.S. Senate as Secretary of Homeland Security. Larry Rhoden is now governor of South Dakota. Noem was chosen by the president-elect to lead the department responsible for immigration and border-related actions that will be central to h…