In 2024, former Gov. Kristi Noem signed all 234 bills passed by lawmakers. In 2023, 211 bills were signed into law. Most bills passed will go into effect July 1. Bills that have declared an emergency ...

HB 1259 restricts trans people from using bathrooms that match their gender identity and will take effect July 1. Local ...

At least four people have filed for the Sioux Falls school board and there’s still time to file. As of March 31, SFSD ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) — South Dakota Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden unveiled a proposal Monday that would ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden issued his second veto while making law a slew of legislation focused on South Dakota's elections and ...

SIOUX FALLS — The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is looking into a fight at the maximum security wing of the state prison in Sioux Falls that broke out less than 48 hours before a ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Governor Larry Rhoden launched his “Open for Opportunity Tour” in Sioux Falls on Monday. The tour will take Rhoden to communities across the state, focusing on ...

The new law, which will take effect July 1, limits the increase in owner-occupied residential assessments to 3% countywide ...

Larry Rhoden’s office announced Friday morning ... along with the ACLU of South Dakota, Sioux Falls Pride and Trans Action SD, plan to protest HB 1259 at 11 a.m. Sunday at Van Eps Park in ...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed three bills into law he says represent “commonsense values” in South Dakota.

Multiple transgender rights groups plan to protest HB 1259 at 11 a.m. Sunday at Van Eps Park in Sioux Falls. Gov. Larry Rhoden’s office announced Friday morning that Rhoden signed House Bill ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden has vetoed a bill that would have required petition signatures from each state senate district to get ...