Attorney General Marty Jackley, gubernatorial candidate Dusty Johnson also expressed gratitude as police patrol the rally.

The governor so far kicked off the 24th Sturgis Mayor’s Ride and visited with gun vendors who were set up in Sturgis.

Gov. Larry Rhoden plans to tour the worst of the damage in southern Lincoln County after severe weather hit the area.

South Dakota lawmakers will tackle the question of a new men’s prison in September. Governor Larry Rhoden called a special session of the legislature for September 23rd to approve the location and ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced South Dakota law enforcement agencies will be assisting in ICE deportations under a new ...

"More than a dozen potential sites were evaluated, and two locations in northeast Sioux Falls emerged as the best options," ...

Governor Larry Rhoden announced a public safety initiative aimed at protecting South Dakotans. He is ordering multiple state ...

Noem's first memoir says Rhoden took her under his wing in 2006 when she won a seat in the South Dakota House where he was serving as majority leader. He served in the Legislature for 16 years.

More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them ...

Larry Rhoden is sworn in as governor of South Dakota on Jan. 27, 2025, at the State Capitol as his wife, First Lady Sandy Rhoden, looks on. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) ...

I’m a fourth-generation South Dakotan. My father’s grandfather, Allen Rhoden, came to western South Dakota in 1907. He came to an area in Meade County called Chalkbutte.

UNION CENTER, S.D. — Ranching is the backbone of South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden’s family history. Rhoden was born and raised on his family ranch near Union Center, where he still resides ...