Teacher pay has risen in South Dakota. The bad news: Educators are losing purchasing power at an even greater rate.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the grants for students to attend tech schools in Watertown, Mitchell, Rapid City and Sioux Falls, the result of a partnership among the state, First Premier ...

South Dakota woman's podcasting and networking effort wins $1.2 million grant to help emerging female leaders statewide expand their leadership potential. Rebecca Blue (right) networks with Christina ...

What key issues should voters consider before casting a vote on Initiated Measure 28? Glad you asked. A Hy-Vee employee stocks cereal boxes on the shelves at the 26th Street location in Sioux Falls, S ...

Some sites are capitalizing and partnering on an increased interest in learning in hopes of inspiring the next generation of South Dakota's STEM workforce. Tourists watch the ongoing excavation at the ...

Students will team up with journalists to ask questions at the forum, which will feature PUC candidates and representatives from both sides of ballot measures to be decided in November. A Sioux Falls ...

The Southern Black Hills city is part of a pilot project to identify top problems and solutions using journalism and community engagement. Nestled among the ridges of the southern Black Hills, on Sept ...

If passed, this abortion measure would enshrine the right to abortion in the South Dakota Constitution and supersede a 2005 state trigger law that took effect when Roe vs. Wade was overturned. Current ...

Everything South Dakota voters need to know about statewide contests in the Nov. 5 general election: How to register and vote, what's at stake, and a way to ask questions and express what issues are ...

Republican Public Utilities Commission chair takes break from re-election effort but still aims for another term in Pierre. South Dakota Public Utilities Commission chairperson Kristie Fiegen attends ...

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The former Republican who believes in limited government and a strong border faces long odds against incumbent Dusty Johnson. Democratic U.S. House candidate Sheryl Johnson stands on Main Street in ...