Ruling for Lincoln County group, state says, could let unhappy neighbors prevent ‘essential government functions’ ...

A federal court judge has denied Briley Wayne Piper's petition to to appeal his death sentence. The man remains on death row.

The South Dakota Supreme Court could make a decision in the case of Neighbors against the State of South Dakota. It’s a dispute over zoning rules for the planned location of a new men’s prison in Linc ...

The agenda is out for the first meeting next week of the group that will recommend what direction South Dakota should head on ...

While in the city, Rhoden visited Northern State University, BAE Systems and the ATEC Academy at Central High School. Here's ...

PIERRE, SD (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments late this morning in a lawsuit over a proposed new ...

A lawyer for the state said the state doesn’t need to follow county zoning rules for a proposed men’s prison while lawyers ...

If the state wants to build a prison on land zoned for agriculture, it should get the county’s permission first. Or it shouldn’t. A 45-minute session of oral arguments Tuesday at Black Hills ...