South Dakota has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature. South Dakota has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party ...

A former South Dakota state government employee has entered a “not guilty” plea to 26 felony charges stemming from work she did for two state agencies. 55 year old Renee Strong of Springfield appeared ...

The incident occurred at a Brookings business on Oct. 11, 2024. Barrientos is one of seven former state government employees charged with fraud related to their work in the past six months. South ...

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Incumbent Larry Rhoden defeated Steven Haugaard in the Republican convention for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota on June 25, ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Thursday a former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee has been ... the public’s trust in state government. I appreciate the ...

A former South Dakota Department of Social Services employee was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to using a DSS grocery voucher, intended for families in need, for personal use. 28 year old ...

Rhoden, previously the lieutenant governor of South Dakota under former ... Republican leaders from both state chambers, and several prominent state leaders and employees. The ceremony began ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski (11) roles out of the pocket in the second half of an NCAA ...

Larry Rhoden, the right-hand man of South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has officially succeeded to the state's highest office. Rhoden, formerly the 39th lieutenant governor of ...

PIERRE — South Dakota's nine tribes are projecting a message of "unity" going into the 2025 state legislative session. Part of the change necessary to bridge state and tribal relations will come ...

Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations. The ...