Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

A proposal to repeal South Dakota's voterapproved Medicaid expansion is moving forward in the state Legislature. House Joint Resolution 5002 (HJR 5002) would place a constitutional amendment on the No...

A jury trial for NDN Collective founder and CEO Nick Tilsen focused Tuesday on a central question: What was his intent during a 2022 confrontation with Rapid City police? The case stems from a June 11...

Gov. Rhoden has requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration following a windstorm that caused extensive damage in western South Dakota in December 2025. The storm resulted in over $4.6 million in pu...

Nicholas Selig, charged with murdering his father, faces a legal hurdle regarding his mental fitness to stand trial. If convicted, he could face life in prison or the death penalty. Concerns about his...

The South Dakota House has voted down a proposal that sought to prohibit the use of paid petition circulators. Supporters of House Bill 1087 contended that allowing payment for signature gathering ope...

At its January meeting, the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission reviewed the department's progress on updating the state's Elk Management Plan, including the development of a new Elk Ma...

The House Agriculture Committee has advanced a bill that would ban lab-grown meat in South Dakota, framing the issue as food safety versus consumer choice. House Bill 1077 would classify cultivated-pr...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will appear Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to argue that South Dakota-not a New York federal court-should decide ...

Rapid City has been recognized as a Cardiac Ready Community by the South Dakota Department of Health, becoming the largest city in the state to earn the designation. The program honors communities tha...

A 24yearold Eagle Butte man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for abusive sexual contact with a minor, U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announce...