In his first few weeks in office, President Donald Trump has upheld his campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration ...

South Dakota hasn't declared emergency medical services, or EMS, to be an “essential service,” meaning the state and county ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused refugee resettlement programs of receiving federal funds illegally, even though Congress ...

Since 1898, state voters have had the power to propose a law or amendment at elections. Some Republican legislators want to ...

The state's strict abortion ban makes South Dakota far less attractive to prospective OB-GYNs and other doctors who can ...

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Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential "agro-terrorism" activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to some information about the state's largest ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. – Nearly 40% of South Dakota's child care programs have fewer kids enrolled than they can handle because of a shortage of workers, the latest South Dakota Child Care Task Force report ...