House Bill 1056 requires the state Department of Social Services to submit a federal waiver to the federal Department of Agriculture to exclude soft drinks from the SNAP benefits program.

I think the challenge with that bill is that not every county is going to need tax relief for residential purposes,” said Rep. Erik Muckey, D-Sioux Falls.

A South Dakota bill to legalize prescription psilocybin upon FDA approval and DEA rescheduling is one vote from the governor's desk after a 6-0 Senate committee vote. The House passed it 58-7 in ...

Republican leaders in the South Dakota Legislature believe the issue of owner-occupied property taxes will continue to linger ...

Governor Larry Rhoden has appointed Kevin Nyberg and Charles “Chuck” Spring to the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Commission. Rhoden said both men are “servant leaders and avid outdoorsmen” who will ...

KELOLAND News sat down with Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden on Tuesday afternoon to get his perspective, as the 2026 legislative ...

It’s Smithfield’s second-largest processing facility and the largest producer of packaged meats in the country. The new facility will be even larger, with an estimated $1.3B price tag on 200 acres.

Not surprisingly, any operation that slaughters thousands of head of livestock every day has an impact on the environment, ...

South Dakota House members narrowly rejected a bill Monday that would have allowed businesses to opt out of paying into the state’s Future Fund, voting 36–31 against the proposal. HB 1230, sponsored ...

A South Dakota legislative committee advanced a bill clarifying the life-of-the-mother exception in the state’s abortion ban, as medical groups and the ACLU warn the measure could create new confusion ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Legislation advanced another step Friday, directing an opposed Rhoden administration to seek a federal ...