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South Dakota is a constitutional carry state as of 2019, meaning anyone over 18 who can legally possess a firearm does not ...
A decision on what will replace the South Dakota State Penitentiary may not happen in July during a special session as Gov.
Next month, South Dakota becomes the 12th state to allow concealed weapons on public college campuses.  That’s the result of ...
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight The longest-serving current justice of South Dakota’s Supreme Court will step down in ...
The South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development Board of Economic Development has approved funding for projects ...
South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Janine M. Kern has announced that she will retire from the bench on Dec. 8, 2025.
South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Janine M. Kern will retire on December 8, 2025, after nearly 29 years of judicial service.