Gov. Larry Rhoden wants a ‘reset’ on the proposed men’s prison project. Rhoden signed an executive order to form a task force on Thursday morning. The group is comprised of lawmakers and stakeholders to find a path forward on a prison this year.

House lawmakers are sending a bill to Governor Larry Rhoden that reforms the state’s felony ingestion charge. South Dakota is the only state in the country where ingestion of a controlled substance is a felony.

The House judiciary committee is advancing a Senate proposal that reforms the state’s felony ingestion charge.

Rapid City police say they’ve made an arrest in connection to a murder investigation.

Total crime rose by 1.2% year-over-year. Serious crimes, including sex offenses and aggravated assault, rose by 2.5 percent.

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced an expansion of the South Dakota Highway Patrol in the Sioux Falls area.

Native American activist Leonard Peltier, who spent decades in prison for his role in a shootout with FBI agents, has been released from prison.

State prison facilities in Sioux Falls is being placed on lockdown status.

Authorities are confirming a suspect died during a standoff involving federal law enforcement officers in southeast South Dakota.

A bill is advancing which would rename the state Department of Corrections.