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Some conversations and arguments surrounding a proposed prison site in Mitchell were brought forward in an organized community debate.

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.

Attorney General Marty Jackley said the state is filing dozens of charges in connection to two separate prison investigations — one involving a deadly drug ring, the other a series of assaults at the state penitentiary.

State leaders are awarding more than $1.5 million to develop job training at the South Dakota State Penitentiary.

With vaccine skepticism at a high, public trust in health care instructions is also hit in turn. However, many in the health care community want concerned families to slow down and consider the local connection to the practice.

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

State officials are holding public informational meetings in Watertown and Milbank to answer questions about the spread of emerald ash borer.

Native artists say while the growth in popularity of Indigenous art brings new opportunities, it can also lead to unexpected challenges.

With two new cases of measles being confirmed in South Dakota, health leaders are encouraging new campaigns to stop the spread of the illness with one overarching theme – focusing on the safety of the MMR shot.

Landsat 7, the first Landsat to downlink data to the ground station in South Dakota, is officially decommissioned.SDPB had a conversation at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, or EROS, in Sioux Falls with two men who worked with the satellite.