If passed, the bill would require the U.S. Congress to formally declare war to deploy South Dakota National Guard members.

Two bills proposing South Dakota start new school choice finance options were both killed in the House Education Committee on Wednesday.

A bill that would make it mandatory for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in publicly funded elementary, middle and high schools passed out of the state Senate in a razor-thin vote on Tuesday. South Dakota Senators advanced SB 51 on an 18-17 vote.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Senate bills 73 and 75, introduced by Senator Amber Hulse from District 30, deal with issues surrounding non-residents voting in South Dakota elections.

The company started the first phrase of its operation in the city in January at the David Lust Accelerator Building on the Elevate Rapid City campus.

Governor Rhoden has been sworn in as one of the state’s few West River governors in history. Senate Majority Whip Randy Deibert expressed optimism on having a leader from the area, saying leadership from West River has decreased from the past.

Eighteen South Dakota senators voted to pass a bill Tuesday afternoon that would require the display and curricular inclusion of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. Senate President Pro Tempore Chris Karr,

Governor Rhoden grew up as a rancher in Meade County and served in the South Dakota National Guard from 1978 to 1985. He has stated that said experience has prepared him to tackle the most pressing issue that South Dakotans face. Republican State Senator Helene Duhamel of district 32 in Rapid City gave her remarks while congratulating Rhoden.

The bill would require the Ten Commandments be posted in each classroom in South Dakota's public schools. But it could face legal challenges.

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for Western South Dakota. Expect wind chills as low as -45° by tomorrow morning

College students across South Dakota are using the legislative session as an educational opportunity through internships.

The South Dakota American Legion is demanding that Mitchell Baseball Association find a new head coach and completely dissolve its board of directors before allowing the team to be reinstated. Those are two of five requirements laid out in a letter from the South Dakota American Legion sent to Mitchell Baseball Association (MBA) that reviews the aftermath of last year's