A longtime Watertown resident is set to be the community’s next city manager.

An interim legislative committee studying the state’s prison system is noticing ways South Dakota stands out from other states. Notably, that includes a higher rate of drug offenses and a higher percentage of Native individuals behind bars.

A pair of government accountability bills are among the host of new laws set to take effect in South Dakota on July 1.

US Representative Dusty Johnson said “progress” is being made in border protection. He said it’s time to take a look at the immigration itself.

In light of recent shootings, we explore a poll that showed a troubling rise in the percentage of people who said political violence could be "justified."

Dakota State University received a $1 million grant from Google to host a cybersecurity clinic. Officials say the clinic is improving cybersecurity in the state and abroad.

The cost of land for a proposed prison site in Mitchell is now nearly double its original price tag. Landowner James River Farms increased its asking price from $18,000 to $35,000 per acre.

While discussions around a new state prison continue, one of the proposed sites is holding community forums to provide information to the public.

South Dakota’s lone rabbi visited Israel shortly before the nation exchanged air strikes with Iran. He talked with SDPB about his experience.

Following an apparent politically motivated assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband over the weekend has many lawmakers calling for reason to prevail nationwide.