South DakotaApril 13South Dakota's Noem asks Biden to reverse ban on Mount Rushmore fireworks displaySouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sent a letter Tuesday requesting that President Biden reverse his administration's ban on an Independence Day fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore this year, arguing doing so would be in keeping with an agreement the federal government made with her state last year.
SenateApril 11Sen. Thune not 'afraid of a fight' if Trump backs a challenger in 2022Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said that he is not "afraid of a fight" if former President Donald Trump campaigns against him in 2022.
WeatherApril 5National weather forecast: Temperatures may break records in Southwest, Central USThe week begins with another day of potentially record-breaking warmth across the Southwest and parts of the Central U.S.
USApril 1South Dakota firefighters work to contain wildfires that closed Mt. RushmoreSouth Dakota firefighters battling a blaze on Black Hills, which briefly forced the closure of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes, made progress overnight.
POLITICSMarch 29South Dakota lawmakers reject transgender sports bill changes by Gov. NoemThe South Dakota State Legislature voted Monday to reject Gov. Kristi Noem’s “style and form” veto of House Bill 1217, a measure that would effectively bar transgender youth from participating in women’s sports at the college level and below.
OPINIONMarch 29Gov. Noem & Dannenfelser: Unborn babies with Down syndrome diagnosis deserve love and protection Children with Down syndrome deserve to be showered with love and protected in the law, whether or not they are already born.
MediaMarch 24The Federalist rips 'cowardly' Noem for blaming 'cancel culture' for uproar over transgender bill puntRepublican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing intense backlash from the right over her recent decision not to enact a bill regarding transgender athletes that she previously vowed to sign into law.
Fox News FlashMarch 22Tucker asks Noem if she is 'caving to the NCAA' over bill banning transgender women from girls' sportsSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defended her decision not to sign a bill banning transgender girls and women from participating in female sports in a heated exchange with Fox News host Tucker Carlson on his show Monday.
South DakotaMarch 19South Dakota Gov. Noem sends bill banning transgender women from female sports back to legislatureSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem returned a bill banning transgender girls and women from participating in female sports back to the state legislature Friday.
WeatherMarch 15Record-breaking blizzard is worst to hit Denver in nearly 15 yearsThe blizzard that dumped more than two feet of snow this weekend in the Denver area was the fourth largest in the city’s history, the National Weather Service announced Monday.