South Dakota’s $825 million prison project in rural Lincoln County faces legislative and legal hurdles as the proposed site and price tag come under fire.

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

South Dakota’s four-year process to address the state’s correctional needs evolved into a plan to build a new men’s prison on 160 acres of farmland in Lincoln County ...

Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency during the search process.

GRAND FORKS – North Dakota’s senators joined the Air Force’s second-highest-ranking officer for a tour of Grand Forks Air ...

Josie was recently named press secretary to new South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden. That’s a giant leap for a young woman who only a few years ago was roaming the high school halls at Murray County ...

More than 400 international teachers hold active certificates to teach in South Dakota schools. Here's why that's so crucial right now.

South Dakota public schools would be required to teach a specific set of Native American historical and cultural lessons if a bill unanimously endorsed by a legislative committee Tuesday in Pierre ...

Responding to a public outcry about rising property taxes, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden proposed a bill Thursday at the ...

Two government accountability bills proposed by South Dakota Attorney General Mary Jackley were approved on Tuesday.

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 ...

Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden delivered his inaugural address Saturday at the Capitol in Pierre. Rhoden, formerly lieutenant ...