Politics

A legislative group is looking closely at whether to build a new male prison in Sioux Falls and female prison in Rapid City. The group is studying the infrastructure of the corrections department statewide and the services provided at those facilities.

All three statewide incumbent candidates have survived the primary re-election.The Republicans are deeply popular in the party and staved off challenges from the right.

In the lingo of South Dakota petition circulators, it’s called the “beach-towel effect.” The term describes the massive, folded-up sheets of paper that…

In The Moment … February 1st, 2021 Show 982 Hour 1The South Dakota state legislative session moves into February, and SDPB brings you gavel-to-gavel…

In The Moment … January 21st, 2021 Show 975 Hour 2We have a new president. A Heavily guarded inauguration ceremony went smoothly as Joe Biden was sworn in…

Gov. Kristi Noem describes the Parler social-media app as a bastion of free speech, but many commenters on her posts are condoning the riot at the U.S.…

In The Moment … December 17, 2020 Show 963 Hour 1 In just a decade, South Dakota voters went from rejecting medical marijuana use, to passing it in a…

In The Moment … November 10, 2020 Show 939 Hour 1President Trump has mobilized legal teams to challenge last week's election results in several states.…

Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson delivered a surprisingly fiery speech during an Election Night watch party on the Facebook page of the South…

Both incumbent Congressional candidates in South Dakota will return to Washington DC next year.Both candidates won by wide margins, according to…