A 2022 view looking up into the South Dakota Capitol dome in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Majority Leader Scott Odenbach waved his hand behind him, gesturing to the lawmakers’ lobby ...

Repairs to water-damaged, cracking plaster at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre will be complete by the time lawmakers convene in the building for the 2026 legislative session in January. Darin ...

Today is the last day you can see the holiday display of Christmas lights and trees at the South Dakota State Capitol. The ...

David Owen, head of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) The environment in Pierre today is “more strident” than it was when David Owen began ...

PIERRE | The South Dakota Capitol is now void of lawmakers, and state officials have gone back to work restoring the building's stained-glass skylights. Legislators wrapped up the bulk of their work ...

Protesters put 4,321 paper dolls on display Tuesday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre, representing the number of children affected by the state’s funding reduction for a program benefiting ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota lawmakers want people to be able to watch them in action more often, no matter where a viewer might be in the world. The Legislature’s Executive Board decided on ...

The head of South Dakota Lottery says he and others at the agency are working on drafting some possible policies and rules intended to discourage or restrict bulk purchases of lottery tickets, whether ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota Capitol building is about to turn 100 years old. Events are planned at the Capitol in Pierre on Saturday to mark the formal dedication of the building on June 30, ...

PIERRE — After 144 years, South Dakota lawmakers decided Tuesday it’s time for “the Hill” to retire. The required two-thirds of each legislative chamber voted to endorse a 1,500-bed, $650 million ...