Storm Chasing Couple Gets Engaged in Front of 'Most Beautiful' South Dakota Tornado (Exclusive)

NEED TO KNOW After years of individual interests in extreme weather, Bryce Shelton and Paige Berdomas became close friends with a similar passion It wasn't until much later that the pair came together — first as a storm-chasing team, then as a couple …

Campus Carry for Self-Defense Took Effect Today in South Dakota

Campus carry on public college campuses and technical schools took effect July 1, 2025, in South Dakota. Dakota News Now reported the campus carry measure was contained in Senate Bill 100, which Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) signed. Rhoden responded to critics of …

North Dakota poised for first integrated U.S. jet fuel plant from bioethanol

RICHARDTON, N.D. — North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak visited the Red Trail Energy bioethanol production plant and carbon sequestration facility in Richardton on Monday, June 30. Fedorchak’s visit came several months after Gevo Inc., a Colorado- …

Minnesota state trooper drowns in South Dakota lake

Trooper Mollie McClure (Minn. State Patrol) WAUBAY, S.D. (KFGO) – A trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol has drowned in a northeastern South Dakota lake. Trooper Mollie McClure drowned Sunday afternoon on Waubay Lake. Her body was recovered on Monday. …

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson announces campaign for South Dakota governor

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — For more than a decade, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson has crisscrossed South Dakota and the country — from Mitchell to Pierre, Washington, D.C. and back — balancing public service with family life and often traveling with a suitcase in hand. …

A Longtime Gem is Serving The Best Cheap Sandwich In South Dakota

There's cheap food and there's good food, and very rarely do the two things intersect. But one South Dakota restaurant is proving to be the exception to the rule. Spanning the Nation Recently, AOL criss-crossed America in search of 'The Most …

South Dakota Department of Health ramps up efforts to prevent possible measles outbreak

Minnesota State Patrol trooper drowns in South Dakota lake

ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – A trooper with the Minnesota State Patrol has drowned on a northeastern South Dakota lake. The State Patrol says trooper Mollie McClure drowned Sunday afternoon on Waubay Lake. Her body was recovered on Monday. Waubay Lake is …

South Dakota to push ahead with age verification law following SCOTUS opinion

The Supreme Court ruling upholding Texas’ age verification requirement for porn sites has set the stage for a wave of legislation in the U.S. Up first is South Dakota, where an age verification law is set to take effect today. It requires any site hosting …

South Dakota Unified Judicial System unveils new mission, vision and strategic plan to guide state court system

Starting July 1, 2025, a new mission, vision and strategic plan will serve as a roadmap to guide the Unified Judicial System (UJS) in serving the citizens of South Dakota with fairness, integrity and excellence. UJS began work on the new strategic plan in …