The South Dakota political landscape has changed a bit since I last occupied this space in the newspaper. Dusty Johnson, the ...

Property taxes will be a big deal for the coming 2026 election of South Dakota Governor. Already the candidates are coming ...

Medicaid, a program jointly run by states and the federal government, covers more than 70 million low-income or disabled people, including nearly half of the nation’s children.

With his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, and their children, Vice President JD Vance celebrated America's 249th birthday at the ...

Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson’s entry into the 2026 race for South Dakota governor launches ...

Vice President JD Vance made North Dakota part of his family vacation on Friday as he visited the state for the very first ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Vice President JD Vance made an unannounced visit to Mt. Rushmore Thursday. The vice president was ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - After rumors and speculation over the past several days about Vice President JD Vance coming to the Black Hills for the 4th of July holiday, the Vice President is in the ...

JD Vance met up with South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden at Mount Rushmore ahead of the Independence Day holiday. On a post on ...

The questions have had South Dakota taxpayers’ attention for some time: where might a new prison go and what might the ...

The 250-statue National Garden of American Heroes, originally set for completion in July 2026, should be finished “during” ...