If you're planning to visit South Dakota's state parks in 2026, annual entrance licenses are already available.

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Chase Mason threw three touchdown passes, James Basinger ran for two scores and South Dakota State jumped our early and rolled to a 51-7 victory over Mercyhurst on Saturday.

South Dakota has a higher rate of female incarceration than any other U.S. state, according to a new report. The state's female incarceration rate is higher than other states and many other countries.

The South Dakota Legislature voted in special session Tuesday to approve a new state prison to replace an overcrowded 140-year-old facility in Sioux Falls SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- South Dakota lawmakers ...

South Dakota state Rep. Peri Pourier has switched her political party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. Pourier stated that Republican tenets of decentralized government and ...

South Dakota state Rep. Peri Pourier, who had been a Democrat, announced Monday that she switched her voter registration to Republican. "I have formally changed my voter registration from Democrat to ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have agreed to replace one of the nation’s oldest prisons, a lockup that predates the state itself. Legislators narrowly passed a bill Tuesday night in ...

Dive deep into the reasons behind the increasing preference for the state of South Dakota over its northern counterpart, North Dakota. From the picturesque landscapes of Yankton, South Dakota, to the ...

In the South Dakota Prep Media Football Poll, parentheses note first place votes, followed by team records, total poll points and ranking from the previous week. In the South Dakota Power 5 and ...

A longtime defense contractor from South Dakota was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to share classified information about the United States Air Force with Russia, the U.S. Department of ...

The Drake football team lost 37-21 at FCS No. 2 South Dakota State on Sept. 13. The Bulldogs fell to 1-1. “There’s definitely some plays we’ll want back but certainly not for a lack of effort,” Drake ...

Overcast skies gripped Tokyo Bay on an early September morning 80 years ago. Naval ships anchored in the harbor rocked ever slightly as officials representing the United States and Japan gathered on ...