Helene Duhamel

Twin bills seeking support for developments at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City have been moved into the appropriations committee.

The hotly debated SB23, which would establish a mandate for publishing results of nomination petitions, advanced from the Senate Monday.

An effort to build a pipeline from the Missouri River to the Black Hills advances out of committee. It’s the second time this proposal has been brought to the Capitol.

A West River nonprofit is closer to securing water rights for a proposed pipeline to bring Missouri River water to the region. Because of the size of the request, state lawmakers must approve it.

Following the 2024 election, more women have been elected to the South Dakota Legislature than ever before.

South Dakotan’s may soon have to upload a photo of their government identification to access pornography on the internet.net.

Nieman Enterprises says it’s laying off 50 employees—roughly a quarter of its staff at Spearfish Forest Products.

State Sen. Lee Schoenbeck will not return to the state capitol next year. The Watertown Republican was first elected to the legislature in 1995 and he’s served four different terms since then.

Sen. Helene Duhamel discusses why the Douglas School District elementary school didn't get state funding and why she disagrees with that decision.

South Dakota faces very real shortages when it comes to legal services for those who cannot pay. There are only a few dedicated public defenders’ offices statewide and an ever-growing number of cases. So, judges and lawmakers say something needs to change.