The number of permits for single family homes has already surpassed the total number issued in 2024 just seven months into the year.

Four South Dakota communities are losing their newspapers. Media advocates say without them, residents lose their local connection to the fourth estate, and the distance from citizen to government grows even further.

South Dakota’s farm real estate value increased from last year, according to the latest numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The plans would utilize taxpayer dollars to develop areas that would surround or directly benefit new fast-food locations as a draw to expand into Rapid City.

President Trump is announcing another round of tariffs across 66 countries. While the exact impacts aren’t hashed out yet due to negotiations, SDPB spoke with an economist to see what could be on what could be on the horizon.

Eastern Red Cedar trees are transforming thousands of acres of rangeland in South Dakota, threatening the livelihood of ranchers, rural economies and grassland ecosystems.

Overall traffic through the first few days of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is up from recent years.

State officials are warning about a rise in fraudulent online gambling websites claiming to be affiliated with South Dakota casinos.

Friday marks the beginning of the Sturgis rally. City leaders say they’re ready for everything that entails.

At the latest legislative interim appropriations meeting, a new law came at the forefront. That’s because the state saw a “windfall” of one-time funds from unclaimed property.