The farmer and small-business owner turned elected official has made headlines for being a possible vice presidential candidate and killing an "untrainable" dog.

Kristi Noem to be America's new Secretary of ... The book also included an anecdote that she had met reclusive North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un during her time in Congress.

Read More: The Kristi Noem and Kim Jong Un Controversy, Explained Noem, who held her state's lone U.S. House seat for eight years before becoming governor in 2019, has risen in the GOP by tacking ...

Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former ...