Makenzie Huber

Matt Althoff has stepped down as secretary of the South Dakota Department of Social Services, effective immediately.

A South Dakota board voted to keep a critical needs scholarship open to all prospective K-12 teachers while prioritizing special education and language arts.

Partisan squabbles are keeping Congress from effecting change, and President Donald Trump has made it worse when he has “lost focus,” said South Dakota Republican U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson, who added that he finds many of Trump’s personal characteristics “lacking.”

Christina Berger, a third-grade teacher for the Harrisburg School District, is South Dakota’s 2027 teacher of the year.

The South Dakota Governor’s Office is entering the state’s next budget-writing season with a rosier revenue picture than feared earlier this year.

The $7 million in state cybersecurity funding for SecureSD expires in 2028. Once it runs out, local governments will have to absorb costs.

A state Health Department official said home cultivation licenses for medical marijuana have grown by more than 1,000% in four years.

A federal change should help South Dakota's medical cannabis industry claim business tax deductions and gain access to banking, officials told state lawmakers, but questions remain about the broader impact.

Southeast Technical College's newest building will train welders and machinists — and carry the name of a South Dakota politician.

A surge in public concern about a proposed highway reconstruction's potential impact on the scenic character of South Dakota's Black Hills led the state to extend the public comment deadline.