State Rep. Phil Jensen, R-Rapid City, on the South Dakota House floor during the 2024 legislative session. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) A bill requiring public school districts in South ...

Cheyenne River Buffalo Ranch, which is owned by wildlife biologist Dan O'Brien and his family, has achieved bird-friendly habitat certification through Audubon’s Conservation Ranching program. The ...

Rep. Phil Jensen, R-Rapid City, failed to gain enough support in the House to pass his bill requiring the display of the state seal and motto “Under God, the People Rule” in public school classrooms.

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds hopes people across the nation and the world will soon choose to pay more for a steak that carries a South Dakota seal of approval. When they take that ...