The Latest Breaking News from South Dakota

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem faces backlash for euthanizing dog and goat on farm. Defends actions as necessary. Potential Trump running mate.

South Dakota governor says she ‘understands why some people are upset’ about story of shooting family puppy but points to state law

Public disapproval mounts for South Dakota governor and vice-presidential hopeful whose book contains gruesome account

The Browns collect another defensive back

The Republican South Dakota governor details what she says was a tough decision to shoot an "untrainable" family dog in a forthcoming memoir. Animal rights advocates and Democrats decried the move.

Governor Kristi Noem faces criticism for euthanizing pets in upcoming book, sparking ethical debate.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem faces criticism for defending euthanasia of dog that bit her child on family farm.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem faces controversy for euthanizing a dog and goat on her farm, defending her actions as common in farming.

There are 105 seats up for election this year in South Dakota’s legislature—35 in the Senate and 70 in the House. Thirty-six incumbents (three Democrats and 33 Republicans) are not running for re-election. This is the highest retirement rate since 2016, when 42 incumbents (10 Democrats and 32 Republicans) retired. The average…

A South Dakota campaign supporting an initiative that would ban the state sales and use tax on groceries submitted signatures to the secretary of state’s office on April 24, 2024. According to Rick Weiland, the co-founder of TakeItBack, the campaign supporting the initiative, about 25,000 signatures were submitted. For the…

South Dakota governor includes bloody tale in campaign volume – and admits ‘a better politician … wouldn’t tell the story here’