Speaker Pro Tempore Karla Lems is Hansen's running mate. The two launched their campaign at a rally in Sioux Falls on Thursday, according to the campaign.

Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday he’s seeking nominations for a new ...

Pierre T.F. Riggs High School senior Magnus Weber from Pierre has earned 1st place in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition ...

South Dakota Republicans Jon Hansen and Karla Lems say their race will focus on property rights, spending and halting ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — “Living to serve” is a portion of the FFA motto that members were living out during the South Dakota State FFA Convention in Brookings, April 3-5. Along with doing their ...

Notably, Mitchell disapproved of separating the north and south ... 35.2% Latino, 1.1% Asian, .2% Black, District 5: 2,215 residents. 67.4% White/Other, 30% Latino, 1.9% Asian, .6% Black PREVIOUS ...

South Dakota receives significant federal education ... All totaled, those grants make up about $1.9 million of her district’s budget, Meyer said. Her general operating budget this year is ...

Jared Bossly was planting soybeans one spring night in 2023 on his 2,000-acre farm in South Dakota when he spotted a sheriff’s vehicle parked at the corner of his property. He had a hunch it ...

National Democrats are planning to target U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz in next year’s midterms, putting the Edinburg Republican in their crosshairs for the second straight election cycle as the ...

City Administrator Stephanie Ellwein referenced attending a South Dakota EMS conference ... A fifth ambulance will be needed if the ambulance tax district is passed, according to Pollreisz.

The South Dakota Board of Regents approved an average 2.9% undergraduate tuition increase for the upcoming academic year. This increase comes after three years of tuition freezes, largely driven ...

For years, Native American students in the Rapid City, South Dakota, school district were more likely to be disciplined and less likely to enroll in advanced courses than their White peers.