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Spearfish, S.D., (Feb. 6, 2025) – Monument Health has donated a state-of-the-art Therm-X compression and cryotherapy unit to the Black Hills State University (BHSU) Athletic Training department, further strengthening its commitment […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Senate rejected legislation Wednesday that would have expanded the state auditor’s investigative authority, voting 16-17 after debating government oversight and financial accountability. Senate Bill 60, […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A firestorm of criticism Wednesday forced a South Dakota lawmaker to lose a committee vice chairmanship and withdraw his bill to defund the Huron School District, which […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — School bond election timing sparks debate as the House Education Committee advances a measure restricting voting dates. The House Education Committee approved House Bill 1093 on an […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — State library cuts face strong opposition despite The South Dakota Education Secretary’s push for efficiency in today’s (Wednesday’s) House Education Committee hearing. The committee voted 13-0 […]
SPEARFISH, SD – Early this morning, the Spearfish Fire Department, aided by additional local fire departments, knocked down a fire in a commercial building at the corner of 5th and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 28 year old man from Rapid City man has been arrested for threatening South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden. Hudson Wheeler was arrested Monday (Feb. 3, […]
PIERRE, S.D. – President Donald Trump’s return to the White House could mean fireworks will again be part of Independence Day celebrations at Mount Rushmore. Both Gov. Larry Rhoden and […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A bill advancing through the South Dakota Legislature could limit the campaign financing options of two potential candidates for governor in 2026: Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden and […]
PIERRE, SD (SDBA) — A proposal to end veteran burial benefits drew strong opposition from veterans groups today (Monday), leading lawmakers to recommend against it. House Appropriations Committee voted 9-3 […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council on Monday approved a contract for legal services from Nelson Law of Sturgis. The city council did not set aside $110,000 for a […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — A bill criminalizing hazing in South Dakota failed today (Monday) in the House Judiciary Committee after lawmakers questioned its legal definitions. House Bill 1090 died on […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police have identified a home burglary suspect as 39-year-old Joshua Peacock. Peacock was released from prison on parole on Friday. He currently has an […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Legislators voted today (Monday) to send a school meal funding bill to Appropriations with a “do not pass” recommendation. The House Education Committee voted 13-2 to […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — A bill requiring South Dakota public schools to implement chaplain policies passed through the House Education Committee today (Monday) on a 10-5 vote. That was despite […]
STURGIS, SD – A special ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon at the Sturgis Vets Club, honoring four Army Chaplains who gave the ultimate sacrifice in World War Two. It […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Parking was full and the crowd jammed into the Monument Saturday as the 66th Annual Black Hills Stock Show enjoyed great weather for its first Saturday. […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Law enforcement in Lawrence County say they have arrested 26-year-old Cade Scholten of Spearfish in connection with a series of burglaries. Scholten was accused of targeting video […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee discussed Senate Bill 83 Thursday, which would reform the state’s drug ingestion law. South Dakota remains the only state where […]
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – A Hot Springs woman died and two children were injured when their vehicle collided with a farm tractor four miles west of Hot Springs, SD Tuesday […]
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota lawmakers agree with the state’s Department of Agricultural and Natural Resources that “meat” not originating from animals should be labeled as such. A committee of […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota governor says no plan made about potential 2026 run Union Center Republican could seek full term or ‘ride off into the sunset’ Austin Goss, SDBA […]
PIERRE, S.D. – New South Dakota’s Governor and Lt. Governor sat down with Austin Goss with the South Dakota Broadcasters Association Thursday. You can listen to the interview below:
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota Legislature unanimously confirmed Tony Venhuizen as the state’s new Lieutenant Governor today (Thursday), with the House voting 67-0 and the Senate 35-0. Venhuizen […]
PIERRE — A committee of South Dakota lawmakers advanced a bill 5-2 on Wednesday at the Capitol to reduce state funding for tobacco and vaping prevention efforts. But the lawmakers […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota House voted 37-31 today (Wednesday) to make voter registration files available free online, following debate over privacy and transparency. House Bill 1062 requires […]
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. – A Hot Springs woman died and two children were injured when their vehicle collided with a farm tractor four miles west of Hot Springs, SD this […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — A divided South Dakota Senate approved a bill Tuesday requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, setting up what could be a constitutional showdown. After […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Legislation introduced by the Attorney General’s Office intended to prevent future scandals involving government employees sailed through the Senate State Affairs Committee. One of the key pieces […]
Rep. Tony Venhuizen’s nomination solves months-long mystery about Rhoden successor following Kristi Noem’s departure PIERRE, S.D. – A lawmaker who served under South Dakota’s last three governors is the nominee […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Death, trauma, and money dominated the debate today (Tuesday) as South Dakota lawmakers rejected a bill to end mandatory seat belt use for adults. The House Transportation […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden addressed state lawmakers in Pierre Tuesday, a day after taking the oath of office. Rhoden replaces Kristi Noem, who was appointed as […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say two individuals were arrested early Tuesday morning following a shots-fired incident in a Rapid City neighborhood. At approximately 3:50 a.m. on January […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The first day to pick up petitions for Sturgis City Council or Sturgis mayor is Friday, Jan. 31, at the Finance Office in Sturgis City Hall. The […]
CUSTER, S.D. – It may be winter, but dry conditions continue to persist in areas of western South Dakota. In the southern hills, the Custer County Sheriff’s Office says area […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say a 25-year-old man was arrested after an attempted robbery escalated into a confrontation involving a knife and a bystander’s intervention at a […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota House voted 68-0 today (Monday) to allow the installation of “baby boxes” where parents can safely and anonymously surrender newborns. The bill, known […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — When Larry Rhoden took the oath of office as South Dakota’s 34th governor today, he joined a small group of lieutenant governors who have stepped into the […]
PIERRE — New South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden deflected questions about his political future during his swearing-in ceremony Monday at the Capitol. When asked by the media if he plans […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The House Education Committee voted 14-1 today (Monday) to recommend against cuts to South Dakota’s high school dual credit program. House Bill 1040 would reduce state […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Police in Spearfish say a male subject attempted to force entry into a gas station in Spearfish early Saturday morning. While the subject was unable to gain […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem resigned Saturday morning, minutes after being confirmed as the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Noem, the first female […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been confirmed as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following a Senate vote on Saturday morning. Noem […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — South Dakota lawmakers advanced one election-related bill Friday while effectively killing another. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted 8-1 to approve Senate Bill 75. It would […]
PIERRE, SD – The Department of Health is reporting the death of a child due to a co-infection of Pertussis and influenza. The last Pertussis death occurred in 2023 among […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Sheriff’s Office arrested a motorcyclist following a high speed chase in the Summerset area on Friday. Sheriff Pat West says deputies attempted to stop […]
The revised unofficial totals from the state Department of Public Safety are 146 fatalities in 2024; 140 in 2023; 137 in 2022; 148 in 2021; and 141 in 2020. The […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A South Dakota legislative committee passed a bill Friday aimed at limiting carbon pipeline projects by stripping the power of eminent domain for carbon dioxide transportation. House […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — South Dakota lawmakers passed a bill in committee today (Friday) to prevent future election signature requirement mix-ups after a candidate was disqualified last year due to […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — During a legislative budget hearing today (Thursday), South Dakota corrections officials defended plans for a new $825 million men’s prison, facing tough questions about location and […]
PIERRE — Health care organizations opposed to Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed funding cut for the South Dakota medical residency program say the decision could leave the state bereft of doctors. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Icy roads again greeted travelers on the morning commute in the Northern Hills. The South Dakota Highway Patrol responded to a number of accidents, including a semi-truck […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council this week approved increased ambulance service rates for 2025. Ambulance Shawn Fisher says they haven’t raised the rates in three years and says […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The tourism industry in South Dakota continues to thrive, with 2024 marking another year of record growth and economic contributions statewide. According to the annual study conducted […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Winter weather in the northern hills have caused some travel problems Wednesday morning. The South Dakota Highway Patrol and local law enforcement have been busy responding to […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — A bill tightening South Dakota’s voter residency requirements narrowly passes a House committee today (Wednesday). That is despite concerns about enforcement and potential voter disenfranchisement. The […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Looking for a way to give back and serve your community? The City of Sturgis is looking for individuals to serve as members of the Planning Commission. […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota House voted today (Tuesday) to let voters decide whether to modify the state’s Medicaid expansion requirements if federal funding drops below current levels. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Council held oath of office for its newest members Tuesday night. Alex Usera was sworn in to represent Ward 1 and Mark Chaplin was sworn […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council Tuesday night decided not to authorize the mayor to sign a letter of intent with the Meade 46-1 School District to sell approximately […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — A South Dakota House committee votes unanimously today (Tuesday) to require special labels for lab-grown meat products. House Bill 1022 aims to help consumers distinguish between traditional […]
CUSTER, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a public meeting open house on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, for the proposed reconstruction project on U.S. Highway […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Commission has kicked off the new year by setting salaries and welcoming in a new commission member. For 2025, commissioners decided on a 3-percent […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A South Dakota woman is going to prison for 40 years for a multi-state sexual exploitation of minors. According to authorities, 26-year-old Emily Yeary from Summerset, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Leonard Peltier is free to go home. On Monday, outgoing President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of the Native American […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City area fire crews battled a couple of structure fires in bitterly cold temperatures Monday. Just after noon, the North Haines Volunteer Fire Department was […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota Legislature is not in session today (Monday), observing the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. When legislators return to the Capitol, they’ll […]
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced to additional time in prison after they had earlier been found guilty of […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA)—South Dakota lawmakers are pushing to make changing the state’s constitution more difficult. The House State Affairs Committee today (Friday) approved a measure that would require 60% of […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — A bill that could change South Dakota’s Medicaid expansion program is moving forward at the state Capitol. The House State Affairs Committee voted 11-2 (today) Friday […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) – Children can access pornography with just one click. Some South Dakota lawmakers say they are trying to solve that concern with House Bill 1053, a proposed […]
Republican and Democratic senators say national security a bipartisan issue that should focus on protecting Americans WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem breezed through her Senate confirmation hearing […]
PIERRE, S.D. – After a slow start to the season, the snowmobile trails in the northern Black Hills are in good shape, according to South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Tribal leaders are ready for a new South Dakota governor. Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Chairman J. Garrett Renville delivered the annual State of the Tribes address Wednesday to […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say two firearms were stolen out of vehicles this week. Both thefts were reported on the 14th, one on Space Court, the other […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – Deadwood Police are investigating the death of a man who was found in Whitewood Creek early this morning. At approximately 7:11 a.m., Wed., January 15, 2024, the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – After creating a state office last year to handle criminal appeals by people who can’t afford an attorney, the next step is extending that help to the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The U.S. Senate committee responsible for confirming Governor Kristi Noem’s appointment as the secretary of Homeland Security has postponed her confirmation hearing. The Senate Committee on Homeland […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police arrested an 18-year-old man Tuesday they say is responsible for a shooting that happened on Jan. 11. The police had a warrant to […]
Eminent domain, education, property taxes have attention of Republican leadership PIERRE , S.D. — A year full of decisive electoral victories in South Dakota has come to a close. Now, […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Governor Kristi Noem delivered her seventh—and likely her last–State of the State Address this afternoon (Tuesday) in Pierre before a joint session of the 100th South Dakota […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A former South Dakota state government employee has entered a “not guilty” plea to 26 felony charges stemming from work she did for two state agencies. 55 […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A pair of Sioux Falls-area lawmakers have officially been elected by their peers to lead the two chambers of the South Dakota Legislature. House and Senate state […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 30-year-old Rapid City man pleaded not guilty in Pennington County court Monday to several charges, including attempted first-degree murder. Trevon Spotted Eagle is charged with […]
Over 40 cans of air dusters were recovered from one of the vehicles involved RAPID CITY, S.D.— The Rapid City Police Department responded to two incidents involving impaired drivers over […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade 46-1 School Board met for their monthly meeting Monday night and appointed a new board member to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Standing before a crowd of hundreds of carbon dioxide pipeline opponents Monday at the South Dakota Capitol, a lawmaker announced her bill to ban the use of […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Lawmakers dedicated to tackling South Dakota child care affordability and sustainability plan to introduce a legislative package this year based on a statewide report released Friday, Jan. […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The South Dakota Legislature convenes for the 100th time at noon (CT) today (Tuesday) in Pierre. The 2025 session will also be historic for other reasons. Lt. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Attorney General Marty Jackley is considering supporting legislation to allow the Ten Commandments to be displayed in South Dakota’s public grade schools. Jackley’s office confirmed Monday morning […]
Lawrence County Commission refused to certify ballot initiative to rid county of electronic voting tabulators DEADWOOD, S.D. – An effort to force Lawrence County to count election ballots by hand and rid […]
GREGORY COUNTY, S.D. – A 59-year-old Fairfax, SD woman died in a two-car crash, nine miles north of Herrick, SD Saturday afternoon. The names of the persons involved have not […]
STURGIS, S.D. – After many years of the SD Department of Revenue (SDDOR) telling counties a new method of licensing motor vehicles was going to be implemented only to be […]
PIERRE,S.D. – A bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be posted and taught in public schools will make an appearance in the 2025 legislative session. First-term lawmakers usually […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former Department of Corrections employee has been sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to crimes involving a prison inmate. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Due to strong winds and the forecast for strong winds to continue this weekend across Western SD, please use extra caution regarding slash pile burning. South Dakota […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Wareing Motors is thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of its 12th annual Food Drive fundraiser, which raised a total of $11,818.45 for area food pantries. The […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A South Dakota man who attempted to change a ballot initiative by gathering signatures to repeal medical cannabis is now attempting to change it again as a […]
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. – On Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, the Chamberlain rest area located on Interstate 90 will be closed for a scheduled project to remodel the facility. This rest area […]
Jacquline Lee Blome, a beacon of kindness and generosity, passed away peacefully due to natural causes on January […]