Lawmakers advance a bill requiring state government to pick up the bill on interpretive services during a contested administrative case.

Lawmakers in various committees are dealing with bills to improve state-tribal relations and cooperation.

South Dakota lawmakers advance a bill to study a Medicaid tool many say could improve healthcare access on the Native Reservations located in South Dakota.

The trial of indigenous rights advocate Nick Tilsen has ended in a hung jury. While Tilsen is still indicted, the state now has the option to drop the charges or press forward.

Rosebud Sioux Tribe president Kathleen Wooden Knife delivered the annual State of the Tribes address to lawmakers in Pierre.

Following the 2026 State of the Tribes address, Gov. Larry Rhoden met with over 50 dignitaries from eight of the state's nine tribal entities.

The President of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe called for reconciliation between the state of South Dakota and the Sioux Nation governments during the 2026 State of the Tribes Address.

A federal jury ruled against the Grand Gateway Hotel putting an end to the three-year legal battle surrounding the hotel. On almost every count, the hotel and its parent company was found liable for damages.

Jury deliberations have begun for the trial of the Grand Gateway Hotel ownership. While no decision is returned yet, the jury remains in deliberation as the three-year legal saga nears a close.

For every adult released from the South Dakota prison system in 2021, half returned to prison by 2024. That’s according to the Department of Corrections annual report. A governor-appointed task force is working to lower that figure.