PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An effort to halt Gov. Kristi Noem from merging government agencies that oversee agriculture and the environment narrowly failed in the Senate on Monday.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Monday passed a bill backed by Gov. Kristi Noem that would prevent conservation officers from entering private property without permission.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday said she will sign a bill to bar transgender girls and women from participating in female sports leagues.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — More than $23.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds was split up among 25 applicants for the first two rounds of the South Dakota small business grant program, leaving some...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota hemp farmers are gearing up for the growing season while lawmakers tinker with a bill that would allow them to plant a crop this year.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have just four more days to work out most of the details in this year's legislative session.

As deadlines loom — and issues from the budget to...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Advocates for a voter-passed measure to legalize marijuana in South Dakota are crying foul about a taxpayer-funded lawsuit from Gov. Kristi Noem opposing it as the battle over...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday revived a piece of legislation pushed by Gov. Kristi Noem that would keep conservation officers from entering private property without...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Top South Dakota lawmakers announced a proposal on Tuesday to delay evaluating whether the state's attorney general should be impeached until the conclusion of the criminal...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows:

ABC’s “This Week” — — Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Sens. Rob Portman,...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Members of the South Dakota House and Senate took turns deflating marijuana supporters on Thursday, one body approving a plan to delay implementation of medical cannabis and...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House has passed a bill that directs $900,000 to Gov. Kristi Noem's plan to increase classroom instruction of the state's history, government and economics....

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Supporters of a successful ballot measure to make medical marijuana legal in South Dakota urged state lawmakers on Monday to allow users to avoid criminal charges during any...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Senate Republicans on Wednesday rejected a proposal to require regular reporting on the use of the state's airplane fleet by Gov. Kristi Noem's...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota House committee on Wednesday unanimously approved Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to ban abortions when testing indicates a fetus may have Down syndrome, paving the...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A prosecutor has decided whether to file criminal charges against the state attorney general for hitting and killing a pedestrian with his car, another prosecutor helping...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's attorney general says his office will not participate in appealing a ruling that struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republicans are pushing a series of bills that they say would instill more confidence in elections but that critics worry will make it harder for people to...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday defended her push to shield donor information of nonprofit organizations that influence public policy, including one group that was...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday approved a pair of proposals aimed at criminal justice reform by bolstering training for law enforcement officers and allowing young...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge on Monday struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana after Gov. Kristi Noem's administration challenged...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to put $50 million toward a need-based scholarship endowment cleared its first test in the Legislature on Monday.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A GOP-led South Dakota House committee rejected a proposal Friday from a fellow Republican that would've required Gov. Kristi Noem and other state officials to disclose...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Thursday that she hopes transgender people feel welcome to visit the state, while declining to discuss bills making their way through the...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican lawmakers on Wednesday dismissed a proposal to require Gov. Kristi Noem's Secretary of Tribal Relations to report to a legislative committee that...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem, who has said she'll seek a second term as governor next year, reported raising nearly $1 million in the fourth quarter.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge in Pierre heard nearly three hours of arguments from attorneys on Wednesday in a lawsuit that will ultimately decide the fate of an amendment to the state...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A House bill endorsed by both parties seeks to disclose the security costs for Gov. Kristi Noem's travel on behalf of former President Donald Trump's campaign last year....

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem would support using a grand jury to decide whether charges should be filed against South Dakota's attorney general, who struck and killed a man along a...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem has introduced a bill that would ban abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.

The bill was introduced Monday as part of South Dakota's...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A reduction in visitors and tourism income broke a 10-year streak of industry growth last year, the Department of Tourism reported Thursday, although the state fared better...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Tuesday issued an executive order to merge two departments overseeing the state's agriculture industry and natural resources.