The South Dakota House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported a bill Wednesday to recognize tribal officers as law enforcement officers under state law, but some members balked at a resolution ...

Constitutional concerns helped tank a bill Tuesday in the South Dakota House of Representatives that aimed to ban payments to petition circulators in ballot measure campaigns. Rep. Travis Ismay, ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The governor has recommended a $1.88 billion budget for the South Dakota Department of Social Services ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) – Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden proposed his first state budget to state lawmakers on Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre. 14-year-old dead after being hit by truck pulling snowboarder ...

President Donald Trump’s ICE raids on immigrant communities in Minneapolis have begun, targeting primarily the Somali community. Trump’s announcement of the raid also marks a new rhetorical low. He ...

Editor’s Note: KELOLAND News is planning to talk with all four of the Republicans running for South Dakota governor this week about plans for education. We’ll hear from a second candidate Wednesday on ...

PIERRE — Gov. Kristi Noem is asking lawmakers to budget $7.27 billion for fiscal year 2025 for state funding obligations and existing water and prison projects among other things. That’s a small ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden’s first budget address sounded simple enough: a conservative plan with clear goals. But a closer look reveals contradictions South Dakotans cannot ignore. Several claims do not hold ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said Monday that South Dakota’s budget is expected to take a big hit from the economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic.