In his statement, Ahlers claimed that although the measure is referred to as an “open primary,” the language promotes a “top-two primary” and encourages voter deception.
While not much is known about the cause of the incident at this time, the tragedy compelled those in the crisis management industry to remind the public that there are many resources available for those who feel they may not be able to parent their newborns.
In celebration of Ag Appreciation Day, South Dakota’s elected officials and farmers alike met on Wednesday at the Sioux Empire Fair to share a meal and talk about what’s going on in the state.
There are now more than 200 women in the Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences at Dakota State University: "Not a hacker hiding in mom's basement."
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Festivities are well underway and the Sturgis Buffalo Chip is hosting the grand opening of the 16th annual motorcycles as art exhibition.
Motorcyclists travel all over the country to western South Dakota for the event and riders stopped at J&L Harley Davidson in Sioux Falls with safety on their minds.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation has embarked on a $72 million project to rebuild 15 miles of U.S. 385, which is a popular and scenic drive, but one that also has a rate of crashes and fatalities that is double the state average.
Air Force officials revealed a scathing report on the mishap crash of a B-1 Bomber at the Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City back in January which included multiple crew failures.
CDC says 61 out of 66 South Dakota counties have a high incidence of West Nile virus cases in humans, with Brown, Pennington and Minnehaha counties having the highest. But a single case can swing the stats.
After a public outcry, the small city of Faith in remote northwestern South Dakota is taking steps to backtrack on a recent property code enforcement crackdown.
The abrupt resignation at the Rural Office of Community Services comes 18 months after he was the subject of a stinging federal workplace sexual harassment settlement of $320,000.
An unprecedented weekend saw an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump with a wide range of emotions being felt by people on both sides of the aisle.
The top legal officer in South Dakota, Attorney General Marty Jackley, was available for comment on Sunday to discuss the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
More communities are hiring outside enforcers, which draws some ire. “I would rather arrest a 300-pound fighting drunk than tell a 90-year-old lady she had to mow her lawn.”
Even after the holiday, the Fourth of July weekend is a busy time for travel, but going into this weekend, South Dakota may be seeing more traffic than usual.
Eighteen South Dakota municipalities now top 5,000 residents, and all grew in 2020-23 except for Brandon, Aberdeen, Madison, Mitchell, Pierre and Sturgis: "It's rural America at as good as it can get."
Remus said the division will continue to monitor the reservoir’s inflows as much as the division can without impacting the operation of the Gavins Point Project.
Patchwork system of health care in rural and reservation areas of South Dakota complicates care. This is the second of a two-part series on rural and reservation health care.