For 50 years, Roe vs Wade guaranteed a constitutional right to an abortion. Two years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn the landmark decision shifted the legal battle back to the states.

A coalition of Christian clergy members announced support for a ballot measure that would establish the right to an abortion in the South Dakota constitution.

Trina Lapp, an 18-year-old Milbank native who attends Dakota Wesleyan University, doesn’t view politics or the upcoming election as an afterthought.

Common Cause is critical of the 118th Congress, calling it one of the most dysfunctional in U.S. history, with many pro-democracy bills failing to move forward due to partisan gridlock.

A Rapid City-based nonprofit is launching a statewide campaign to increase Native American voter participation

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The gold-leafed ceilings and crystal chandeliers of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort are a long way from the small town of Murdo, South Dakota, where Sen. John Thune grew up. But that’s where the senator found himself this spring as he launched a bid to become the next Senate Republican leader.

The event is part of the national "Team Trump Agenda 47 Policy Tour," which coincides with Trump's efforts to distance himself from Project 2025.

We expected the trial to be held next week in accordance with the court’s scheduling order,” Unruh said in a statement.

The total number of registered voters passed 609,000 as of Sept. 3, according to the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office. After ending 2023 in December with 146,135 registered voters, the number of registered Democrats dropped to 143,

Senators John Cornyn of Texas, a former whip and strong fundraiser, and Rick Scott of Florida, a Trump ally, are also running for leader. Others could still jump in the race.

A North Dakota judge overturned the state's near-total ban on abortion yesterday, ruling that the 2023 law violated several guarantees in the state constitution, including a "fundamental right to choose abortion" up to fetal viability,