Welcome to a new weekly feature reviewing South Dakotans in the federal government, where we keep an eye on Sens. John Thune ...

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has hailed Elon Musk and the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. So has Iowa Gov ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for ...

NDN Collective CEO Nick Tilsen says his organization will ‘again be making a stand’ should Trump accept Gov. Larry Rhoden’s ...

Sometime this month Gov. Kristi Noem will get her seal of approval from the U.S. Senate to become the nation’s next secretary ...

Tony Venhuizen, a longtime fixture in South Dakota state government, was formally and warmly welcomed to his role as ...

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – Larry Rhoden owes his new job as governor to Kristi Noem, but her political career ...

On this week’s Inside KELOLAND we are taking a closer look at a history-making week in South Dakota state government. We’ll hear from the state’s new Governor with extended ...

Governor Noem’s departure is as unique as her tenure in the office. Of course, she was our first female Governor. That fact was, of course, a significant milestone, but not one that Governor Noem ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at a confirmation ...

The South Dakota Legislature has unanimously confirmed Tony Venhuizen (Jan. 30, 2025) as the state’s 40th Lieutenant Governor ...

Lawmakers in the House Education Committee shot down former Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed $4 million education savings account program and a similar, competing proposal Wednesday morning at the ...