Elementary and middle schoolers compete for chance to represent South Dakota at Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington.

Each week, experts check several variables including precipitation, temperatures, soil moisture, snow cover, and water levels ...

Turkeys, cattle, cats and pheasants in South Dakota have been infected with bird flu. Scientists worry: Is a large human ...

Though some Rapid City residents are quick to scapegoat the short-term rental industry, property owners generally deny ...

"What happened here? What changed in South Dakota politics when a Hand County farmer ends up as chair of the GOP?" ...

STURGIS, S.D. – An event hosted by Congressman Dusty Johnson to honor Vietnam veterans in Sturgis this week unwittingly revealed the growing division among some veterans in South Dakota and beyond. As ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – As South Dakota's visitation rates and related spending keep rising, local small business owners see an opportunity to find their niche in the state's second-largest industry.

Like most northern states, South Dakota’s biggest trading partner is Canada. In 2023, South Dakota exported $1.9 billion worth of goods to Canada and $1.4 billion to its No. 2 trading partner, Mexico.

While it is encouraged to issue Amber Alerts as quickly as possible to maximize chances of recovering an abducted child, there is no formal requirement to do so within a certain amount of time in ...

Dan Ahlers recalls campaigning for a 2018 South Dakota legislative race in his hometown of Dell Rapids and calling on a household he knew was registered Republican. The woman who answered the door ...