Red Dawn Foster

South Dakota officials are changing trophy bison hunting laws in the sate to allow archery hunting and are increasing the number of licenses available.

Officials say another $80 million is in the state reserves due to a budget surplus following the end of the last fiscal year on July 1.

A group of bills aimed at pipeline regulation and landowner rights are fighting their way to the legislative finish line.

The House Transportation Committee passed a bill establishing guardrails on the drone use.

An oversight correction relating to housing grant dollars in South Dakota tribal settings is advancing through the legislature.

A bill to set up a task force to study Indian Child Welfare in South Dakota has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee.

State lawmakers are considering a proposal to spend $60 million dollars on a new women’s prison in Rapid City. The move would address overcrowding in the current women’s prison in Pierre. But some say the legislature should also change how the state handles drug-related crimes.

This year's legislature is sending two riot boosting bills to the Governor for her signature.The first one, House Bill 1117, was introduced early in the…

State Senator Red Dawn Foster spoke last before the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Utilities Commission at hearings held this week at Saint Francis. The freshman…

Republican leadership in the state legislature say two lawmakers from District 27 will remain seated, despite claims against the legitimacy of their…