President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday made his first visit to the Capitol of the new year and new Congress, meeting with ...

Johnson’s Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act passed the House in 2023 but didn’t make it through the Senate ...

Some of the balloons people see floating over Wyoming aren’t Chinese spy efforts, they’re from South Dakota. One balloon was ...

In a January news release urging ice fishers to clean up after themselves, the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks (GFP) also revealed the presence of the ...

Some 16 states had "very high" levels of the virus present in wastewater during the week of Christmas, an increase from the week before.

The number of COVID-19 tests coming back positive increased over Christmas, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). A map shows the regions across the ...

But if you’re interested in naming your daughter after a city, then we’ve narrowed that list down to 20 of our favorite city-inspired place names for girls from around the wor ...

As 2024 comes to a close, here’s a look back at South Dakota Searchlight’s most-read news stories and commentary of the year, ...

Look what we find when averaging these 10 grades of economic performance: California had the 10th best state economy over ...

It’s easier to become a resident and reap the benefits in South Dakota than in perhaps any other state. This article explains ...

Troubles in the Burleigh County Auditor/Treasurer's office, a ban on public encampments and the opening of the new Mandan ...