The second installment of our Heard in South Dakota series brought us to the west and southwest region of the state.

Colorado-based Xanterra Travel Collection poised to take over Feb. 1 if Game, Fish and Parks Commission approves the deal this week.

You Can Trust Me - Sioux Falls - October 8, 2026 at SDPB Sioux Falls Studio, 601 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, US. Find event and ticket information on Ticketbud.

An ad for U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, paid for by a political action committee, featured long-time anchor Tom Hanson, prompting the station to respond.

Colorado-based Xanterra Travel Collection poised to take over Feb. 1 if Game, Fish and Parks Commission approves the deal this week.

A longtime Mitchell teacher's story illustrates why one of South Dakota's longest-running honors has stood for four decades.

Community engagement project will identify issues the entire state should know about, people whose voices aren't often heard and grassroots solutions to challenges through in-person visits, reader…

Community engagement project will identify issues the entire state should know about, people whose voices aren't often heard and grassroots solutions to challenges through in-person visits, reader…

Pennington County suffered a serious cyberattack in July, leading to security upgrades and a desire to help others learn from the experience.

Circuit Judge Ann Hoffman sides with nearby homeowners, cites "irregular authority" in Sioux Falls City Council's approval despite not complying with ordinances and strategic plan.

The annual competition will be held Oct. 14, in Washington. Viewers can watch Chloe Dabney and other middle schoolers from across the nation.

The request was over Amendment L, which would require that any proposed amendment to the SD Constitution get at least 60% of the vote to pass.

Hour-long virtual session on Friday, Oct. 2, is open to journalists, students, court staff and members of the public interested in how the state's juvenile justice system works.

Why the state park is auctioning off more bison than usual following the annual roundup, and how tourists have helped shape the event.

As a new foundation launches to help fund media organizations, two upcoming discussions will focus on how people get their news.

The trading card game is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2026 and is more popular than ever.

Tumultuous regulation changes in recent years have set the stage for legislation that could stabilize the national landscape of college sports.

What South Dakotans need to know about voting in statewide elections, and who and what are on the ballot.

The Vivos xPoint "prepper" complex near Edgemont has been subject of frequent litigation. Now the owner is accused of financial improprieties.

Hour-long virtual session on Friday, Oct. 2, is open to journalists, students, court staff and members of the public interested in how the state's juvenile justice system works.

Federal budget cuts reduce annual gathering from a weekend to one day in Sioux Falls. One featured author wrote about the history of Mount Rushmore.

Mail sent between South Dakota addresses often shipped out-of-state, contributing to long delivery times "below nationwide averages."

Voters are considered Independent or NPA if they write “Independent, I, Ind, no party affiliation, no party, no choice, nonpartisan, or cross off the party choice”.

Unique glacial lake landscape brings unique qualities to northeast South Dakota, though many small towns face similar issues.

Community engagement project will identify issues the entire state should know about, people whose voices aren't often heard and grassroots solutions to challenges through in-person visits, reader…

Buffalo populations have rebounded after the animal was hunted to near-extinction in the 1800s.

How the addition of a pork processing plant to the state's largest industrial park has sparked conversation about "responsible growth" in the Sioux Falls metro area.

As a new foundation launches to help fund media organizations, two upcoming discussions will focus on how people get their news.

What South Dakotans need to know about voting in statewide elections, and who and what are on the ballot.

The Board of Regents announced that enrollment has decreased overall at three of its public universities and increased at the other three.

It's one of the fastest-growing sports in the U.S. but not fully sanctioned in all states.

Without local zoning, retirees contend with blasts and dust from two new mines near their Black Hills home that could expand to other areas.

What South Dakotans need to know about voting in statewide elections, and who and what are on the ballot.

Elementary and middle schools as well as family home schools can now register to qualify for the Feb. 6 bee at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell.

A fact brief on whether nationwide disruptions over a Sept. 7 squishy toy promotion were reported in South Dakota.

Tumultuous regulation changes in recent years have set the stage for legislation that could stabilize the national landscape of college sports.

Larry Rhoden was promoted to governor from lieutenant governor on Jan. 27, 2025 after Noem took DHS position.

Recent developments in the state's news and information industry.

The aging Benedictine sisters had a late-in-life decision to make: sell their land and live elsewhere or stay and remake their monastery

Brookings, S.D., company that makes scoreboards, video displays and signs confirms request for information over "impermissible endorsement arrangements."

Brookings, S.D., company that makes scoreboards, video displays and signs confirms request for information over "impermissible endorsement arrangements."

Dr. Daniel Petereit is 1 of 10 being honored in the Class of 2026: 'The thing that's ironic is, for me, it all kind of started in Chamberlain in that stretch of the river.'

Temporary legislation from 2021 to 2025 changed rules on who is eligible for breaks on health insurance.

What South Dakotans need to know about voting in statewide elections, and who and what are on the ballot.

What South Dakotans need to know about voting in statewide elections, and who and what are on the ballot.