PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) -- The South Dakota House approved a controversial bill today (Thursday) allowing holders of enhanced concealed carry permits to bring firearms onto public university and technical school campuses. Senate Bill 100 passed on a 55-14 vote after extensive debate focused on campus safety, constitutional...

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) --- The South Dakota House approved a bill today (Thursday) that provides a $15 million interest-free loan from the state housing infrastructure fund to the Douglas School District to construct or expand school facilities near Ellsworth Air Force Base. After intense debate over using the Housing Inf...

PIERRE - Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill that strips eminent domain authority from companies building carbon pipelines Thursday, giving opponents of the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline final victory. That victory has been years in the making for landowners opposed to Summit's ability to use eminent domain to get easem...

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) - A bill providing grants for airport terminal improvements across South Dakota moved forward today (Thursday) in the state legislature, despite concerns about funding sources. The House Appropriations Committee voted 7-2 to pass Senate Bill 127, which would appropriate funds for airport terminal im...

South Dakota's agricultural community is bracing for significant challenges as new tariffs, announced by the Trump administration, loom on the horizon. With the state's economy heavily reliant on agriculture, which generated $14.7 billion in cash receipts in 2022 and accounts for 13.9% of its GDP, the proposed 25% tari...

UPS is downsizing, planning to eliminate 20,000 jobs and close 73 buildings by June 2025 to save costs due to reduced Amazon deliveries. This is part of the "Network Reconfiguration and Efficiency Reimagined" initiative, aiming for $3.5 billion in tota...

A new recent study revealed over 124,000 preventable deaths in the U.S. over two years were linked to ultra-processed foods, which are associated with cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, some types of cancer, and depression. Popular items like s...

Pope Francis was laid to rest after a funeral mass attended by over 250,000 mourners and 130 world leaders following his death at 88. His funeral was broadcast around the world to 1.3 billion Catholics. The service, held at St. Peter's Square, honored ...

The U.S. fertility rate in 2024 experienced a marginal increase, with 3,622,673 babies born. The rate of 54.6 births per 1,000 women of reproductive age was slightly higher than the 2023 record low of 54.5. Still, the overall trend has been declining. ...

In 2024, scammers stole a record $16.6 billion, a 33% increase from 2023, with over a quarter million complaints and an average loss of $19,000. Ransomware posed the greatest threat, with a 9% rise in complaints, and those over 60 reported the most los...