South Dakota school districts are increasingly hiring international teachers on visa programs to fill open classroom ...

On Friday, Feb. 7, Rhoden signed his first bill as Governor, Senate Bill 7, which bans sanctuary cities in South Dakota.

A record 13 women had been serving as governor this year. But many state constitutions still presume officeholders will be ...

Four of South Dakota’s past heads of the State Library are taking a stand against an attempt by the Noem-Rhoden ...

Outside the sky was bright blue with sunshine and the air a brisk 20 degrees. Inside the South Dakota Capitol, hundreds of ...

Just last year former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was under consideration as Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential running mate.

A bill that sought to "prohibit the use of a diversity, equity, or inclusion program in a law enforcement agency" in South ...

The Senate has approved Trump’s most controversial picks, including Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. Here’s the full list and ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. So has Iowa Gov ...

Countless letters from families and children were noted as one of the reasons lawmakers voted against a bill defunding the ...

(Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight ... CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. States Newsroom’s D.C. Bureau contributed to this report.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary ... was succeeded as South Dakota governor by Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, a rancher and former state House member ...