Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

With two weeks left for candidates to file petitions, South Dakota's June 2 primary ballot is already shaping up with 13 Senate primaries and 13 House primaries for seats in the Legislature. More cont...

South Dakota lawmakers withdrew a record number of bills during the 2026 legislative session, which also saw the highest bill count in nearly 30 years. Fortynine bills and resolutions were pulled befo...

MONDAY MORNING UPDATE: The Qury Fire burning near Custer State Park has remained at 7,500 acres burned while containment is at 22%. Additional personnel have arrived with 340 working the blaze. Smoke ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising a state Supreme Court decision that upholds multiple felony convictions against Kolten Bradford Ware from criminal cases in Lawrence and Meade c...

South Dakota's Supreme Court has ruled that a prior assault did not invalidate a later claim of selfdefense under the state's "stand your ground" law, upholding immunity for David Streeter, who shot a...

Rapid City police have arrested 30yearold Kane Youngman in connection with the August 2025 shooting death of Monte Gakin at an apartment complex on East Watertown Street. Officers were called to 225 E...

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has revoked all active burn permits effective immediately, ending the pileburn season more than two weeks early. Officials say ongoing wildfires, dry condi...

Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden on Thursday signed two bills he says will deliver "the largest property tax cut in South Dakota history," though past reductions may have been larger when adjusted for inf...

The South Dakota House on Thursday approved lowinterest loans to help expand the Sioux Falls and Rapid City airports, sending Senate Bill 76 to the governor. The bill passed 43-24 after lawmakers over...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed six election integrity bills into law Thursday. SB 30 amends the reasons for challenging an individual's eligibility to vote; SB 31 permits the use of a confirmation lette...