Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attendees can view historic sites in De Smet, S.D., during their day trip July 11 as part of LauraPalooza, taking place July 9-11 ...

Note: This story has been updated with comments from Gov. Kristi Noem’s office related to First Gentleman Byron Noem’s and the GFP‘s interest in the project. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Visitors come ...

De SMET, S.D. – A rural South Dakota county known mainly as the former home of beloved author Laura Ingalls Wilder is on the precipice of rapid growth as two record-setting agricultural processing ...

It was a dark and stormy night. Make that very dark and very stormy. Bursts of lightning exploded in the sky. Thunder shook the very ground where our covered wagon stood. Yes, a covered wagon. Well, ...

Laura Ingalls was born Feb. 7, 1867, in a log cabin in Pepin, Wis. The family's trip from Pepin to their ultimate destination in De Smet, S.D., would take less than seven hours today; for Laura and ...

The allure of South Dakota's pioneer and Wild West history attracts visitors from around the globe. Hundreds of thousands of visitors a year come to South Dakota to learn more about its pioneer and ...

Laura and Almanzo began courting when they were 16 and 23, respectively. After nearly three years, the couple tied the knot on Aug. 25, 1885, at the Reverend Edward Brown’s home in De Smet, South ...

If an individual dairy farm with up to 25,000 cows and a nearly $1 billion biofuels plant both come to fruition, Kingsbury County could see a sudden surge in its population, economy and tax base.

DE SMET, S.D. (AP) — A rural South Dakota county known mainly as the former home of beloved author Laura Ingalls Wilder is on the precipice of rapid growth as two record-setting agricultural ...