No injuries have been reported and no homes have been lost, though three outbuildings were destroyed according to officials fighting the Coyote Flatts Fire near Rockerville. Tom Several properties sustained damage and an unknown number of wildlife were affected. The fire started Wednesday evening about two miles southe...

South Dakota's drought conditions continue to intensify this week, with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor showing expanding areas of severe and extreme drought across the state. The update, released yesterday, highlights worsening dryness in both the southeast and southwest, while northern regions remain largely droughtâ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden signed five budget bills on Thursday, including HB 1326, the general appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2027. Rhoden praised the state's long record of fiscal discipline, noting this marks South Dakota's 137th consecutive balanced budget. South Dakota maintains AAA credit ratings, a fully funded pensi...

Operation Prairie Thunder carried out its 12th saturation patrol on Friday, March 13, in Hot Springs, continuing the program's community‑focused enforcement efforts. The initiative partners the South Dakota Highway Patrol with city, county, and federal agencies for coordinated patrols designed to boost public safety ...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections says 69‑year‑old inmate Perfecto Benal died Wednesday in the infirmary at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. Benal was serving a Pennington County sentence for possession of a controlled substance. His death marks the third in the state prison system this year an...

A strike on Iran's South Pars gas field has added a new layer of risk to the conflict in the Middle East, with early reports describing it as a rare h...

Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, is under FBI investigation over questions about whether classified information ...

Buckingham Palace is still expected to move ahead with King Charles' planned visit to the United States, but the trip is now under heavier political p...

Airlines began canceling flights as a powerful winter storm moved across large parts of the United States, bringing heavy snow, strong winds, and dang...

A new push from Washington is drawing mixed reactions from key allies as tensions continue to build around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's mo...