Air Quality Alert Posted For South Dakota

PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) is issuing an air quality alert for areas of South Dakota where smoke from wildfires in Canada is forecasted to settle.  The smoke may cause low visibility and increased fine …

Measles Reaches Highest US Level In 33 Years; South Dakota Cases Rise To 12

Measles cases have surpassed a recent 2019 record to reach the highest level since 1992, with at least 1,289 cases reported in 39 states. South Dakota has reported 12 cases since May — eight in Lincoln County, and two apiece in Meade and Pennington …

Great Faces: The newest Miss South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota is known for its great faces and great places. Each week, KOTA Territory features a great face in the community. This week we highlight the newest Miss South Dakota. Jamee Kattner didn’t grow up dreaming of one day …

Wyoming financial planner ‘pausing’ TikTok deal he says would benefit South Dakota

PIERRE — Reid Rasner says he’s paused his efforts to purchase TikTok for $47.45 billion and possibly place some of its operations in South Dakota. South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden had thrown his support behind the bid from Rasner, a financial planner and …

Toby Doeden sits down with KOTA Territory News as he campaigns in Western South Dakota

South Dakota DOH secretary talks future of AI in healthcare

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Healthcare in a state like South Dakota, with a small population and a lot of land, can be a large task to manage. At the Rotary Club meeting of Sioux Falls, a group of healthcare advocates discussed some of the issues …

Nation of Patriots comes to South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Patriot Tour is the ceremonial passing of one American flag through all 50 states. On Monday, the tour stopped in South Dakota. The tour is put on by Nation of Patriots, a nonprofit organization that raises money …

South Dakota ag leaders question push to target farm workers for deportation

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says mass deportations of undocumented immigrants will be done everywhere, including farm country. She says the plan is to have a 100% American workforce. Rollins indicated that Medicaid work requirements may be able to fill a …

South Dakota state government closes FY25 with $63M budget surplus

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden said the state closed the 2025 fiscal year with a budget surplus of $63 million. The surplus included $41 million in higher-than-expected revenue and $22 million in spending below what was budgeted, officials said Monday. “ …

Summit County once sued to stop state-granted Dakota Pacific Project. Now it’s poised to approve it.

The general area of Kimball Junction that the Dakota Pacific project will develop if given the 'green light' sits to the west and south of the Skullcandy building. Photo: Dakota Pacific PARK CITY, Utah — A little more than two years after suing the …