The field is set for the 2026 South Dakota Primary Election on June 2 for state legislative races as well as governor, U.S.

A column by Kristi Hine, South Dakota News Watch board chair and editor and publisher of the True Dakotan newspaper in Wessington Springs Today, April 9, newsrooms and communities across the country ...

South Dakota has one of the lowest overall state tax burdens in the country, largely because it does not tax individual income and lacks several major statewide taxes. The Tax Foundation ranks South ...

Ugly vacant buildings can create an impression of decline in many South Dakota small towns, but Centerville has given its ...

"I wanted to be an astronaut. I just never shared that because who’s going to believe that? You’re from South Dakota." ...

Rita Edwards and Mark Millage bring experience in law, media and business to South Dakota News Watch board of directors.

Long days and grueling practice are the standard for SDSU's rodeo team, which currently boasts more than 40 student-athletes.

South Dakota has the longest uninterrupted Republican hold on a governor’s office of any state in the country. A Democratic governor has not held office in South Dakota in more than 47 years, when ...

According to the Justice Center, South Dakota was one of 14 states where recidivism increased between 2011 and 2021.

The GOP gubernatorial primary takes place Tuesday, June 2. If no candidate wins 35% of the vote, the top two finishers ...