Makenzie Huber

Three South Dakota counties have some of the highest percentages of federal food assistance participation in the country.

Private fundraising will help South Dakota Public Broadcasting save just under half of the positions originally selected for layoffs earlier this year, the organization said Thursday. 

Nearly 75,000 South Dakotans — roughly one in 12 residents — will lose food assistance benefits if the federal government shutdown persists into next week, state officials acknowledged Monday. 

The 19 proposals advanced by a legislative task force aiming to reduce property taxes for South Dakota homeowners are a mix of ideas.

Department officials announced the new grant structure using opioid settlement funds at a Board of Social Services meeting.

A legislative task force aiming to reduce property taxes for South Dakota homeowners forwarded proposals at its final meeting.

South Dakota’s four technical colleges continue to see increased enrollment in both full-time and dual credit programs.

The key to improving rural health care in the Dakotas is more than telehealth, according to health and innovation experts.

The South Dakota Department of Education received 12 written public comments on its proposed math standards, and only one was positive. 

South Dakota students’ average ACT score in 2025 is slightly lower than last year and unimproved for a fifth straight year, but remains higher than the national average.