Kristi Noem

Governor Kristi Noem is the Trump administration’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security. That nomination will lead to changes in the state’s executive branch.

Gov. Kristi Noem said she plans to reapply to bring fireworks back to Mount Rushmore this summer.

The state of South Dakota is joining a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality aimed at a Tennessee law prohibiting transgender minors from accessing certain medical treatments.

Longtime state politician Tim Johnson died Tuesday at the age of 77, according to a family spokesperson. Johnson, a Democrat, served nearly a decade in the South Dakota State Legislature before winning a seat in the U.S. House in 1987.

South Dakota leaders are voicing support for Israel in the wake of an Iranian missile strike.

Gov. Kristi Noem is joining a Coalition for Energy Choice with her colleagues.

Gov. Kristi Noem is urging the NCAA to restructure its settlement with student-athletes.

The South Dakota Democratic Party is praising Kamala Harris’ decision to name Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, while Gov. Kristi Noem is panning the pick.

Noem joined the Department of Social Services as a speaker during a recent suicide prevention conference in Sioux Falls.

Assessments found at least 11 river gauges have hit record high levels. That includes gauges in the Big Sioux, Vermillion and West Vermillion Rivers, and the Turkey Ridge Creek.