The Department of Social Services reduced TANF benefits by 10% during the summer, affecting families’ September benefits and ...

Protesters put 4,321 paper dolls on display Tuesday at the Capitol in Pierre, representing the number of children affected by ...

A 2022 view looking up into the South Dakota Capitol dome in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) Majority Leader Scott Odenbach waved his hand behind him, gesturing to the lawmakers’ lobby ...

A January 2025 view of the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) As South Dakota lawmakers consider spending $650 million to build a prison, another major ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Capitol will get some new plaster and paint on the walls this year, followed by restoration of the interior dome next year, in what state officials portray as ...

PIERRE | A legislative panel has narrowly passed a proposal that would allow people to carry concealed weapons in the South Dakota Capitol building. The House Local Government Committee voted on ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Two spotlights shone from the dome of the South Dakota Capitol on Friday night commemorating a significant event from our nation’s birth. The lights symbolized the two lanterns ...

A bill to require labels on political deepfakes within 90 days of an election passed the South Dakota Legislature on Monday at the Capitol in Pierre. A deepfake is a digitally altered photo, video or ...

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A group of Sailors from the United States Navy’s USS Pierre littoral combat ship visited the State Capitol this week. According to reporting by Jodi Heemstra with DRG ...

State Sen. Ernie Otten, R-Tea, speaks in the South Dakota Senate chamber on Feb. 3, 2025. Otten was the lead co-chair of the Legislature's main budget committee during the 2025 legislative session.

South Dakota lawmakers approved $3 million for Capitol building repairs, adding to the nearly $12 million already allocated. The funds will address immediate needs like plaster and paint repair, dome ...