South Dakota still has more than half its population living in rural areas. However, the U.S. Census Bureau has noticed a migration cycle of South Dakotans over the years.

More than 62,000 acres of privately owned land has opened to public access across South Dakota through a Public Access to Habitat program.

LITTLE EAGLE, SD (KELO) — A Little Eagle, South Dakota man is going to prison for killing his brother. A federal judge has sentenced 35 year-old Evan John Bobtail Bear to five years behind ba… ...

A Republican state legislator from Madison filed his statement of candidacy Wednesday to run for South Dakota’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

He said expanding the hemp supply chain in South Dakota will bring more small processing and manufacturing into the state, and pull heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

WAKONDA, S.D. (KELO) — Dakota Hemp is building a new processing center near Wakonda, making it just the second center in South Dakota. South Dakota has always been known for growing corn and ...

A South Dakota man was arrested for decapitating his mother and burying her remains in the front yard of their home, according to a report.

Inmates executed this 1987 South Dakota jail break with preparation and precision In May of 1987, six inmates strategically escaped from Sioux Falls Penitentiary. Most were apprehended within weeks.

Trump endorses South Dakota's U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds News from the campaigns for governor, U.S. House, attorney general, ballot questions and more. Rounds shared the endorsement on social media and ...

Eugene “EP” “Gene” Szymanowski, 78, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Creekside Village. Gene was born on June 16, 1947 in South Bend, IN to the late Roman and Carrie Szymanowski.