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January 5, 2023

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Republican meltdown over House speaker vote: ‘It’s hard to watch’ 

Republican Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, who served eight years in the House before being elected governor, says "it's hard to watch" the GOP speaker vote meltdown

January 5, 2023

SD snowplow driver dies on job

A snowplow driver in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, near Sioux Falls, has died after sustaining an unspecified medical emergency on the job.

January 4, 2023

SD Gov. Noem taps Mitchell superintendent for top education post

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she has appointed Mitchell School District Superintendent Jon Graves to head the state's Department of Education.

December 30, 2022

South Dakota universities extend in-state tuition to student from WI, IL

Six universities in South Dakota plan to offer in-state tuition rates to students from Wisconsin and Illinois. The move is expected to lead more graduates to remain in South Dakota.

December 27, 2022

Gov. Noem: America was better off with Biden in his basement

Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., on Biden’s failure to secure the southern border as Title 42 is expected to expire and her staff gifting her a flamethrower for Christmas.

December 23, 2022

In SD, Gov. Kristi Noem appoints new health secretary

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem named former State Rep. Melissa Magstadt as her next state health secretary following the Monday retirement of Joan Adam.

December 23, 2022

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem declares emergency in response to winter storm, activates state's National Guard

Kristi Noem, the governor of South Dakota, declared a winter storm emergency and activated the state's National Guard to haul fire wood to a tribal community.

December 17, 2022

Gov. Noem terminates contract with transgender advocacy group: 'Dividing our youth with radical ideologies'

South Dakota's governor has ended a contract with a transgender activist group amid a controversy over an upcoming summit at a state health provider in January.

December 16, 2022

If Biden won't protect us from China, then states like mine need to step up and do what we can

As governor of the state of South Dakota, I have banned TikTok for state agencies. Our country must stand up to Communist China and President Biden won't, states must act.

December 16, 2022

Washington couple arrested after driving body of dead 8-year-old halfway across country

Police in Mitchell, South Dakota, are investigating a couple who allegedly transported the dead body of the woman's 8-year-old adopted daughter in from Washington state.