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.

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, ...

The South Dakota Legislature supported a bill allowing registered voters to formally challenge one's right to vote based on ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Constitution currently says, “The lieutenant governor shall be president of the senate ...

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

Gov. Larry Rhoden proposed using $30 million of that transferred money to offer interest-free loans of up to $15 million each ...