The program is a $200 million pool of state/federal money designed to ease the burden of high inflation for homebuilders in a state with a high need for workforce housing.

Chronic absenteeism among South Dakota students jumped from 14% during the 2018-2019 school year to 21% during the 2022-2023 school year.

States with confirmed bird flu infections of dairy cattle include Kansas, Idaho, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas.

House Bill 1017, which would require school districts to accept cash payments for admission to school events, failed Thursday despite receiving 34 supporting votes and 32 dissenting votes on the House ...

It's not just heat impacting South Dakota this week. Sioux Falls is in line for some extreme weather tonight, July 28, with the chance of a wind gusts reaching 80 mph or greater or the system evolving ...

Red Lobster has abruptly closed dozens of restaurants across the country, but Sioux Falls' location at the Empire Mall will remain open. A look at the restaurant chain's website reveals 87 stores ...

Southeastern South Dakota is under an extreme heat warning for July 27, according to the National Weather Service. The warning, which includes the Sioux Empire, goes from noon to 8 p.m., the alert ...

Jensen failed to gain enough support in the House to pass his bill requiring the display of the state seal and motto in public school classrooms.

Survey results indicate nearly two-thirds of South Dakota public school educators are teaching the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, but the number of respondents is lower than the last survey.

Local Republican party members have expressed concern that the lack of representation could disadvantage their districts.

A bill that would allow Native Americans in South Dakota to register to vote using their tribal identification cards passed the Senate State Affairs Committee unanimously on Wednesday in Pierre.

State trust lands, which are managed by state agencies, generate millions of dollars for public schools, universities, penitentiaries, hospitals, and other state institutions.