South Dakota’s new head of corrections told appropriators they’re setting new goals for the department.

One proposal this session would create a pilot program for pre-trial supervision of the accused. While raising a constitutional question, similar programs in South Dakota have proven effective.

Federal drug authorities say South Dakota is following a national trend in seeing more fentanyl powder, but a decrease in counterfeit pills.

Three of Attorney General Marty Jackley’s criminal justice bills advance out of the state Senate Judiciary Committee.

Mike Thompson offers insight into the biggest legal questions of the week. Thompson talks with SDPB's Lori Walsh about transgender athletes, the Second Amendment, and how the laws of war restrain, protect, and help combatants return to peace when the war is over.

In the first week of session, key priorities are laid out by some of the state’s most prominent figures. For the courts system, the State of the Judiciary offers a window into priorities for the coming twelve months.

South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Steven Jensen delivered his State of the Judiciary address at the start of the 2026 legislative session in Pierre.

Operation Prairie Thunder has wrapped up saturation patrol operations in the city of Brookings.

Attorney General Marty Jackley is laying out his priorities ahead of the 2026 Legislative Session. That includes looking to tackle a key issue: limiting drugs within prison walls.

The Brookings Police Department is temporarily covering some of SDSU’s university police duties until a new UPD chief is hired.