Last-minute prison revelations were shocking only for their timing and source
September 30, 2025
Rep. Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, speaks on the state House floor on Jan. 16, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) Less
Rep. Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, speaks on the state House floor on Jan. 16, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) Less
Jaime Harrison, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks to attendees at a South Dakota Democratic Party fundraiser on
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, interacts with attendees on Sept. 26, 2025, at the Black Hills Forum
Marty Jackley speaks during a launch event for his U.S. House campaign on Sept. 9, 2025, at the Loud American
Jerry Schmitz, executive director of the South Dakota Soybean Association and South Dakota Soybean Checkoff, participates in a roundtable discussion
Rep. Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, speaks on the South Dakota House floor on March 5, 2024. Hansen was the sponsor
A January 2025 view of the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) As South Dakota lawmakers
South Dakota Public Broadcasting livestreams Senate floor debate on Jan. 21, 2025. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) A committee of South
South Dakota Department of Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt speaks at a press conference in Sioux Falls on April 25, 2025.
South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks during a press conference Feb. 6, 2025, at the Capitol in Pierre with
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, speaks at Madison’s Lewis and Clark Regional Water System ribbon cutting on Aug. 21,
A June 2025 view of the area in South Dakota’s Black Hills proposed as a site for the National Garden
South Dakota Speaker of the House Jon Hansen, R-Dell Rapids, speaks at a meeting of the Project Prison Reset work
Bullet holes are seen in the door outside the home of state Sen. John Hoffman on June 15, 2025, in