Man presumed dead after hours-long standoff in Brandon with authorities, sheriff's office says
An unnamed man is presumed dead after a "five to six hour" standoff at a residence in Brandon Wednesday led to a structure ...
Senate Education Committee wants mandatory elections for opt-outs, capital outlay funds
The committee passed a bill Thursday to refer all school district opt-outs and capital outlay certificates to a vote with a ...
House committee passes bill segregating bathrooms by sex assigned at birth
The House State Affairs voted 11-2 Wednesday night to advance HB 1259, preventing transgender people from using the restrooms ...
Larry Rhoden-led property tax reform would cap assessments, adjust freeze program
Part of the proposal would cap cities' and counties' yearly property tax increases at 3% even if assessments rise above that level.
Gabbard confirmed as director of national intelligence; SD’s Thune, Rounds vote yes
Former Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed and sworn in as director of national intelligence Wednesday.
Concern over DOC prison cost leaves funding bill without committee recommendation
Lawmakers advanced a bill that would appropriate the last round of one-time funding needed to pay for a new men's prison.
Lab-grown meat labeling, legal paper serving fees, stenography rule change signed into law
Under the lab-grown meat law, packages must “clearly state in a prominent and conspicuous manner” that there’s cell-cultured ...
Anti-abortion ‘Baby Olivia’ video could become required viewing for some students
Students in several GOP-led states may be required to watch a fetal development video produced by an anti-abortion group as ...
South Dakota Senate votes in favor of bill allowing conceal carry at college campuses
Thirty-three senators voted in favor of allowing people to conceal carry weapons on the state’s technical college and public ...
Senate Education committee passes different bill requiring schools take cash for events
Sen. Greg Blanc’s Senate Bill 219 is very similar to Rep. John Sjaarda’s House Bill 1017, which failed in the House two weeks earlier.
House committee passes bill preventing trans people from changing gender marker on IDs
HB 1260 would prevent transgender people from getting a birth certificate or driver's license that reflects their gender.
South Dakota legislature bill banning vote tabulating machines dies in committee
A bill that would have prohibited the use of tabulating machines in South Dakota's elections, which saw support from Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson and the South Dakota Canvassing Group, died ...