Both sides have valid points, based on a South Dakota Searchlight analysis of data from the Unified Judicial System (UJS), Department of Corrections (DOC), and interviews with prosecutors ...

South Dakota has no income tax. The combined state and local sales tax rate is fairly low when compared to other states. But, sales tax in South Dakota applies to both groceries and clothing.

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Farm income, sales tax collections, job openings, unemployment, personal income and gross domestic product are among the top concerns. 'No red flags ... (but) a return to more of the normal.' ...

All absentee ballots must be delivered to the county auditors by the time polls close on Election Day in order to be counted.

South Dakota will decide Tuesday whether to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution and potentially overturn the state's abortion ban. The abortion rights measure was in a ...

Mark Gronowski threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns — with 140 yards and three scores going to Griffin Wilde — and South Dakota State scored 28 second-quarter points to post a 38-7 victory ...

To graduate high school in South Dakota, students are expected to complete 22 units of academics. Additionally, students can opt to complete an advanced endorsement. South Dakota is one of the ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is urging citizens to support a peaceful transition of power after Tuesday’s ...

South Dakota State football will take on North Dakota State in the Dakota Marker game on Saturday. ESPN2 will broadcast the 7 p.m. contest. The Jackrabbits (5-1) are coming off a 63-13 win over ...

No. 2 North Dakota State won the 2024 Dakota Marker, defeating No. 1 South Dakota State 13-9. With the win, the Bison end a five-game losing streak to the Jackrabbits. North Dakota State ...

What is now South Dakota was among the northern Plains land claimed by the French and sold to the U.S. in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Trio of Ballot Failures Leads ...