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State Representative Tim Goodwin is calling for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's resignation after he was charged with three misdemeanors last Thursday. Ravnsborg struck and killed Joe Boever outside of Highmore, SD last September.

The South Dakota Department of Health reported 148 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths Friday.

The South Dakota Department of Health reported 187 new COVID-19 cases as 3,419 more South Dakotans receive the vaccine.

The Department of Human Services announced Thursday that Governor Kristi Noem signed Senate Bill 32 to expand the access critical nursing facility program.

The down syndrome abortion ban passed overwhelming in the House State Affair committee Wednesday morning.

The South Dakota state legislature wants to change the way ballot measures are passed in the state.

South Dakota lawmakers have advanced a pair of proposals aimed at increasing scrutiny on voter-backed ballot initiatives.

A candidate has announced his intentions to run for a statewide office in 2022, unofficially kicking off the 2022 campaign season.

Energy providers in the region are asking customers to limit energy usage as power grids become stressed due to extremely cold temperatures.

An eighth member of the South Dakota State House has tested positive for the coronavirus over the weekend.

The new cases bring the state total to 110,376, 106,440 of which are considered recovered.

The South Dakota senators voted "not guilty" during former President Trump's impeachment trial Saturday.

It has been exactly five months since Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed Joe Boever just outside of Highmore. The family of Boever is asking for some kind of closure from the state.

The Governor is close to signing a bill into law that was a major policy prerogative of hers.

A 7th member of the South Dakota State House has tested positive for COVID-19.

The SD State House is dealing with its own COVID-19 outbreak, while the state senate continues to report no cases.

South Dakota Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch tells Dakota News Now that two more cases of COVID-19 in the House have been confirmed.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending her push to shield donor information of nonprofit organizations that influence public policy, including one group that was connected to her campaign.

Pierre Capitol Journal Managing Editor Casey Junkins was found dead at his home Wednesday morning.

The South Dakota Senate has approved a pair of proposals aimed at criminal justice reform.

According to the South Dakota Department of Health, 13% of the state's population has received the COVID-19 vaccine as it reports 175 new cases Wednesday.

The governor's office and the state are asking for a year more than what voters voted for to implement medical marijuana.

The South Dakota state legislatures approach to various types of marijuana legislation came to an abrupt halt yesterday.

The South Dakota House Appropriations Committee has deferred discussion on a heavily amended bill regarding a project to place statues on the Capitol dome.

The South Dakota Senate Judiciary committee heard testimony regarding a marijuana criminal justice reform bill, just hours after Amendment A was overturned.

The South Dakota state legislature is dealing with its first COVID cases since the session started almost a month ago.

Rep. Erin Healy, Democrat of Sioux Falls, joined Dakota News Now Tuesday morning to discuss how the 2021 session has gone so far, as well as highlight some of the latest developments.

GOP senators on a Health and Human Services Committee all opposed its passage, saying it was unnecessary and would have made life much harder for transgender people.

The new cases bring the state total to 108,944, 104,716 of which have recovered.

Sioux Fall Police Department searching for 3 runaway children