The company that gave electronic tablets to South Dakota prison inmates hid a 2020 data breach for nine months and then told only a fraction of affected users about it, according to a settlement filed with the Federal Trade Commission. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/14/sds…

Donald Trump on Monday in a New York City courtroom will make history as the first former U.S. president to stand trial in criminal proceedings.

A preview: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/13/tru…

Ranchers urged Republican U.S. Senators John Thune of South Dakota and John Boozman of Arkansas to consider grasslands and cattle – not just crop support – as they finalize the federal #FarmBill . southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/13/cat…

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump met to promote an unreleased bill related to noncitizens voting in federal elections.

The event doubled as a show of support from the presumptive Republican presidential nominee to the embattled speaker. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/12/tru…

'This move will require any mail sent from Sioux Falls to Chamberlain, for example, to go all the way to Omaha then back over to Chamberlain ...'

SD's congressional delegation opposes the potential shuttering of two mail processing facilities: southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/thune-r…

And then there were four: Gov. #KristiNoem has been banned from another tribal reservation. Citing numerous reasons, the #RosebudSiouxTribe said, 'Moving forward, we will only acknowledge Governor Noem after she issues a public apology.'
southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/12/sd-…

The owner of a Spearfish sawmill is laying off 50 people and alleges the U.S. #ForestService is to blame for not allowing enough #logging .

The Forest Service declined to comment on this latest development in a long debate: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/12/bla…

' ... I’m still fearful every day that someone might misunderstand my miscarriage care as #abortion care and get me charged with a felony.'

Commentary from a South Dakota OB-GYN: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/12/as-…

Gov. Kristi Noem and Attorney General Marty Jackley are offering an extra basic law enforcement certification course for #TribalPolice recruits this summer, but it’s unclear how many will be able to meet the course’s tight deadlines. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/11/noe…

43 Senate Republicans, including SD's John Thune and Mike Rounds, signed a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to hold a full #impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary #AlejandroMayorkas . southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/11/u-s…

Two nominees for federal judgeships in the U.S. District Court of South Dakota earned the endorsement of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/sd-fede…

As more people, including minors, become victims of #deepfake pornography and the industry that’s growing out of it, legislatures including South Dakota have passed bills to deter the unauthorized creation and dissemination of digitally altered images. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/11/sta…

The Biden administration finalized a new rule that would require anyone selling a gun to obtain a federal license and conduct background checks. #GunShowLoophole southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/11/new…

Rising home prices, coupled with costs such as student loans and child care, are creating conditions for some South Dakotans that are 'not sustainable,' an economist said. Median list prices in the state went up by $75,000 in the past several years. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/10/rap…

SD Senators John Thune and Mike Rounds joined all other Republicans, along with three Democrats and an independent, to roll back a Transportation Department rule that targeted emissions of #GreenhouseGases from vehicles traveling on highways. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/10/dem…

Members of a congressional subcommittee said at a hearing they were focused on keeping pay for wildland firefighters at the higher level set in a 2021 law, and urged the #ForestService chief to focus on ways to maintain a healthy #timber industry. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/10/u-s…

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has banned Gov. #KristiNoem from its reservation, making it the third tribe to banish the governor in reaction to her accusations about Mexican cartel activity on tribal lands. southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/standin…

'Members of the super majority in the Legislature all call themselves Republicans, but some of them like to think of themselves as more Republican than others.'

Dana Hess commentary on South Dakota's impending Republican primary slugfest: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/10/rep…

The homes built by inmates and sold to income-eligible South Dakotans will soon cost more, but the price hike is lower than it has been for the last three years.

The numbers in detail: southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/09/pri…

A senator thinks he’s found a path for stalled tax legislation: attaching the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( #RECA ) to it.

Those who could benefit from the extension of the act's expiring benefits included past workers in SD's uranium industry. southdakotasearchlight.com/2024/04/09/u-s…