South Dakota’s tourism industry posted record numbers in 2025, continuing its role as a major economic engine for the state. According to an annual Tourism Economics study, the state welcomed 14.97 ...

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota’s tourism industry posted all-time highs for 2025. In a press conference this ...

New numbers show South Dakota’s tourism industry remained a powerful economic driver in 2025, delivering steady visitation, ...

Governors plan to cut taxes and expand school vouchers across many of the Midwest's Republican-led states in fiscal year 2027.

Last week a bill was introduced in South Dakota that would ban lab-grown meat for 10 years.

During Rhoden’s State of the State address, the governor said he planned to host property tax town halls in hard-hit areas, including Sioux Falls, the Black Hills and Clay, Turner and Union counties.

PIERRE, S.D. (Todd Epp / South Dakota Broadcasters Association) – The South Dakota Legislature is four days into its 2026 session, but an early deadlock over economic development policy has already ...

The Rising Star awards were distributed in four categories. Angela Fisk of Emery received the Servant Rising Star award, ...

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden introduced Senate Bill 96, aimed at cutting property taxes.

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden used his first news conference of the 2026 legislative session on Thursday to make another ...

The South Dakota Board of Economic Development approved (Jan. 13, 2026) a REDI loan for the Yaggie’s Inc. expansion that totals $32.5 million in capital investment and will create four full-time jobs.

Thursday, the state’s leader signed an executive order that establishes guardrails and how he plans to use the Future Fund ...