Rural communities in the U.S. remain at the center of debate about the growing presence of large livestock operations. South ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — A deal may have been reached at the South Dakota Capitol on changing state ... concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. The department wants to replace parts ...

If Nichols is found guilty of 1st-degree murder, he could receive the death penalty under South Dakota law. If lawmakers approve Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposal to cut the state tobacco prevention ...

Highway Maintaining Authorities may restrict loads anytime between Feb. 15 to April 30 to protect their highways from break-up during the spring ...

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

Amtrak service in South Dakota??? A South Dakota House committee will take up the idea Tuesday. It will consider a resolution ...

Breetzke's 150, which came off 148 balls with 11 fours and five sixes, broke a record that has stood for 13 days short of 48 years.

It’s been three years since a Chinese company’s plan to develop farmland near a North Dakota Air Force base was blocked over local security concerns, leading to a rush of legislation across the ...

Citizens of South Dakota may initiate legislation as either a state statute or a constitutional amendment. In South Dakota, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum. The ...

When U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department told their contractors to pause all work, Sadie Healy expected the impact to be “horrendous.” But Healy, who runs a ...

"Only 4% of Iowa's CAFOs or factory farms have Clean Water Act permits," said Breon, "and Iowa has more factory farms than any other state." Livestock industry operators say they are always ...