There’s already one amendment to HB1025 that’s been proposed by Republican Rep. Jack Kolbeck. Kolbeck’s amendment would ...

A group of Lincoln County landowners has fought the state’s effort and sued to prevent the project from moving forward.

South Dakota school districts are increasingly hiring international teachers on visa programs to fill open classroom ...

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South Dakota's plan to build an $825 million men's prison complex in rural Lincoln County has sparked clashes of opinion.

Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency ...

SOUTH DAKOTA (South Dakota News Watch) - In his first few weeks in office, President Donald Trump has upheld his campaign ...

Misinformation about immigration enforcement is causing fear and anxiety among immigrants in South Dakota ... District spokeswoman DeeAnn Konrad told News Watch that the school district wants ...

Yes. A growing number of South Dakotans continue to work past retirement age. In 2018, a quarter of South Dakotans 65 and older were in the labor force. Five years later, that number climbed to ...

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South Dakota Education Secretary Joseph Graves said in an email to News Watch that the state supports the use of international teachers. "This has proved to be an effective strategy in remote ...

Supporters Gov. Larry Rhoden and former Gov. Kristi Noem insisted the nearly 150-year-old SD State Penitentiary in Sioux ...