Whether a new men’s prison will be built in Lincoln County could come down to what the South Dakota House of Representatives decides on Friday. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a ...

This is part one in a three part series on the proposed Lincoln County Correctional Facility.]By Stu Whitney, South Dakota ...

Mayor Pro Tem Dan Moore told The Journal late Wednesday afternoon that a tentative agreement has been reached with a ...

The bill would segregate restrooms in state-owned facilities like the capitol, prisons, universities and public schools by ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – The South Dakota House of Representatives supported a bill Wednesday at the Capitol ...

Here’s a look at some of the events scheduled at the state Capitol for Thursday, February 20, the 24th working day of the ...

Gov. Kristi Noem presents her annual budget address to lawmakers in the South Dakota State Capitol on Dec. 3, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota Republican Gov.

South Dakota's plan to build an $825 million men's prison complex in rural Lincoln County has sparked clashes of opinion.

Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency ...

Supporters Gov. Larry Rhoden and former Gov. Kristi Noem insisted the nearly 150-year-old SD State Penitentiary in Sioux ...