State lawmakers ponder shifting programming funds in wake of federal cuts to public broadcasting.

Gov. Larry Rhoden delivers his State of the State address on Jan. 13, 2026, at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. (Photo by Meghan O'Brien/South Dakota Searchlight) PIERRE — South Dakota Gov. Larry ...

Faculty in South Dakota could lose their tenure status if they don’t meet expectations, per a new policy the South Dakota Board of Regents approved in December. It requires tenured faculty at the ...

(SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT) - It’s expensive to extend fiber-optic cable to the remaining locations in South Dakota that don’t have high-speed internet, so the state is leaning into providers offering ...

Rosebud Sioux President Kathleen Wooden Knife delivers the State of the Tribes address on Jan. 14, 2026, at the Capitol in Pierre, alongside House Speaker Jon Hansen, left, and Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen ...

There was nothing under the tree this Christmas for South Dakota’s schools, state employees and health care providers. Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden proposed no funding increase for them in the next ...

When it comes to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases, search teams have to be ready for the possibility of coming ...

Leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private agency that has steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public television and radio stations across the country, voted Monday ...

As worldwide demand for rare earth elements and other similar minerals rises – as do tensions among the United States, China and now Greenland – South Dakota is experiencing its own debate over its ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Greyson Uelmen scored 26 points as North Dakota beat South Dakota 96-80 on Saturday. Uelmen went 10 of 17 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Fightin' Hawks ...