South Dakota voters in a referendum Tuesday negated a law meant to ease the path of carbon dioxide pipeline construction.

Now that South Dakota's 2024 election is in the books, it's time to take a deep breath and step away from politics for a few ...

Jim Mehlhaff will be the majority leader of the South Dakota Senate, with Carl Perry taking the position of assistant ...

Before the Senate, Thune represented in the House, worked as the executive director of the South Dakota Republican Party and ...

Voters in South Dakota have rejected a proposal to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution, preserving ...

With voters declining to enshrine a right to abortion in the State Constitution, South Dakota will continue to have one of ...

The growth in female representation in South Dakota is part of a trend nationally, though most legislatures don’t have gender ...

South Dakota has no income tax. The combined state and local sales tax rate is fairly low when compared to other states. But, sales tax in South Dakota applies to both groceries and clothing.

See our complete South Dakota U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.

What is now South Dakota was among the northern Plains land claimed by the French and sold to the U.S. in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. A Record 13 Women Will Be Governors Next Year After New ...

South Dakota State football will take on North Dakota State in the Dakota Marker game on Saturday. ESPN2 will broadcast the 7 p.m. contest. The Jackrabbits (5-1) are coming off a 63-13 win over ...

Mark Gronowski threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns — with 140 yards and three scores going to Griffin Wilde — and South Dakota State scored 28 second-quarter points to post a 38-7 victory ...