The South Dakota Supreme Court is ruling a lower court erred in granting judicial relief to a woman convicted of killing a child.

A Senate committee advanced a bill that proponents say is a “tough on crime” approach to illegal fentanyl distribution in the state.

A bill changing the name of the Department of Corrections to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations fails on the House floor.

South Dakota’s lone death row inmate mounts another legal attempt in federal court to save his life.

The trial for the man charged in the death of a South Dakota deputy is being moved back.

Gov. Larry Rhoden wants a ‘reset’ on the proposed men’s prison project. Rhoden signed an executive order to form a task force on Thursday morning. The group is comprised of lawmakers and stakeholders to find a path forward on a prison this year.

House lawmakers are sending a bill to Governor Larry Rhoden that reforms the state’s felony ingestion charge. South Dakota is the only state in the country where ingestion of a controlled substance is a felony.

The House judiciary committee is advancing a Senate proposal that reforms the state’s felony ingestion charge.

Rapid City police say they’ve made an arrest in connection to a murder investigation.

Total crime rose by 1.2% year-over-year. Serious crimes, including sex offenses and aggravated assault, rose by 2.5 percent.