Nation Jul 02 Texas Supreme Court blocks a lower court order that allowed abortions It was not immediately clear whether the clinics in Texas that resumed performing abortions just days ago would halt services again following the ruling late Friday night. A hearing is scheduled for later this month.
Politics Jun 07 South Dakota's Gov. Kristi Noem, Sen. John Thune survive GOP primary South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has won the Republican primary for another term, defeating a former legislative leader who accused her of using the office to mount a 2024 White House bid.
Politics Jun 06 2022 South Dakota Primary Election Results South Dakota's election results and maps for the 2022 midterm primary elections.
Politics Apr 13 South Dakota attorney general impeached over fatal 2020 car crash The South Dakota House has impeached state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg over a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian but initially said he might have struck a deer or another large animal.
Nation Mar 02 South Dakota lawmakers pass restrictive abortion pill laws under dispute in federal court The South Dakota Legislature has passed a proposal from Gov. Kristi Noem that aims to make the state one of the hardest places in the U.S. to get abortion pills. But it won't actually be enacted unless the state prevails…
Education Feb 03 South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signs transgender athlete ban South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill that will ban transgender girls and college-age women from playing in school sports leagues that match their gender identity.
Health Jan 27 Judge temporarily halts South Dakota Governor Noem's in-person abortion pill rule Gov. Kristi Noem initiated the rule change through an executive order. It would have required abortion-seekers to return to a doctor to receive the second of two drugs used for a medication abortion.
Nation Jan 06 South Dakota makes it harder for women to get abortion meds The rule approved Thursday requires women to return to a doctor to receive the second of two drugs used to carry out a medication abortion. Usually women receive both drugs in one visit, but take the second medication at home.
Politics Dec 08 WATCH: House Ways and Means committee holds a hearing on 'the Pandora Papers and hidden wealth' Democrats on a U.S. House committee pushed Wednesday for reducing the financial secrecy that has allowed many of the world's richest and most powerful to hide their assets in South Dakota and other trust-friendly states.
Politics Nov 24 South Dakota Supreme Court rules against pot legalization Gov. Kristi Noem opposed marijuana legalization as a social ill, but her administration argued in court that the amendment would have broken technical rules of the state constitution.