South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate confirmed her nomination.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — On a face-numbingly frigid afternoon last week, Gov. Kristi Noem used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” far away from the state’s windswept ...

The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases the likelihood of northern lights displays being visible to more people, as the effects of a recent coronal mass ejection reach Earth, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.

The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be visible in more than 10 states. See which states will have the best views.

Canton Representative Karla Lems' bill prohibiting eminent domain for a carbon dioxide pipeline has made good progress in the House. However, despite its support, it remains a tough issue to tackle for lawmakers in Pierre.

Drexel at Northeastern, 3 p.m. Cornell at Dartmouth, 6 p.m. Princeton at Yale, 6 p.m. Delaware at Towson, 6:30 p.m. Columbia at Harvard, 7 p.m.

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.

Several states tax grocery store purchases and some let their local governments tack on an additional grocery tax as well. Do you live in one of them?

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.

Holy Cross at Boston U., 7 p.m. Towson at Northeastern, 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Alcorn St., 6 p.m. Southern Miss. at Troy, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at SE Louisiana, 7 p.m.

Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its fall 2024 dean's list which includes 22 graduate students and 381 undergraduate students. To qualify for the graduate dean's list, students must have completed nine hours of graded coursework with a term GPA of 3.