A sign for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is displayed at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. (Photo
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, speaks at the Dakotafest agricultural trade show in Mitchell, South Dakota, on Aug. 20,
A sign for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is displayed at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. (Photo
South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Robert Gusinksy. (Photo courtesy of Governor’s Office) South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has appointed Seventh
“I Voted Today!” stickers are laid out for Sioux Falls, South Dakota, voters on Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by Makenzie
(Photo by Catherine McQueen/Getty Images) The minimum wage for non-tipped employees in South Dakota will increase from $11.50 per hour
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, answers questions during a Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce event on Aug. 28,
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, speaks at the Dakotafest agricultural trade show in Mitchell, South Dakota, on Aug. 20,
A wooden cross marks a grave at the Wounded Knee Memorial on the Pine Ridge Reservation. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)
A sample ballot is on display for voters during the Nov. 5, 2024, general election in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
A bird stands on the head of the statue “Dignity: Of Earth and Sky” on Sept. 20, 2024, near Chamberlain.
The U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) The U.S. Senate confirmed Ron Parsons on Tuesday
The South Dakota House of Representatives meets on Feb. 6, 2025, at the Capitol in Pierre. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight)
The Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre, pictured in November 2022. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) A former South Dakota Department of
State Rep. Richard Vasgaard, R-Centerville, speaks on the South Dakota House floor during the 2025 legislative session. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota
Twelve members of the South Dakota National Guard are joining troops policing Washington, D.C., according to an announcement Sunday by
Rep. Richard Vasgaard, R-Centerville, speaks to lawmakers on the South Dakota House floor in Pierre on Feb. 25, 2025. (Joshua
An aerial view of Sturgis during its annual motorcycle rally in 2025. (Courtesy of South Dakota Highway Patrol) Higher traffic
Cells at the South Dakota State Penitentiary. (Courtesy of South Dakota Department of Corrections) A state board has approved the
The South Dakota House of Representatives convenes on Feb. 5, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden
U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, speaks Aug. 12, 2024, at the David Lust Accelerator Building in Rapid City about
Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken speaks to the Project Prison Reset group on April 3, 2025, at the Military Heritage
Brandon Wipf was appointed to a state Senate seat in South Dakota’s District 22 in July 2025. (Courtesy of Governor’s
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota, speaks with students on May 19, 2023, in Sioux Falls. (Joshua Haiar/SD Searchlight) Dusty
Nicole Preble holds a sign during a protest against the Trump administration on April 23, 2025, in Rapid City. (Seth
The Hughes County Courthouse in Pierre, pictured in November 2022. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) Another person has been sentenced for
Indiana Rep. Erin Houchin, left, and South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson, both Republicans, speak with reporters inside the U.S. Capitol
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden speaks with the press at the Capitol in Pierre on Feb. 27, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South
A male ring-necked pheasant. (Photo by Travel South Dakota) Hunters bagged more pheasants last fall in South Dakota than they
Rep. Roger Chase, R-Huron, listens to Gov. Kristi Noem during her 2023 budget address on the House floor of the
A sign opposing carbon dioxide pipelines stands alongside an eastern South Dakota farm field in July 2024. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota
Case is part of a run of prosecutions against government workers PIERRE, S.D. – Another criminal prosecution against a former
