In eastern South Dakota and the surrounding area, nearly 70% of voters picked Donald Trump during the 2024 election. Although few regret their decision, this agriculture-based community is starting to ...

and ousted incumbent state lawmakers in last June’s primary election. “Grassroots patriots from all across the great state of South Dakota are standing up and we are saying in record numbers ...

With his term on the Sioux Falls City Council ending next year, David Barranco announced Friday, May 23, he is running for South Dakota’s state auditor position.

and ousted incumbent state lawmakers in last June’s primary election. “Grassroots patriots from all across the great state of South Dakota are standing up and we are saying in record numbers ...

Matthew Schweich, president of the Voter Defense Association, speaks at a "Vote No on L" campaign event in Sioux Falls on May 15, 2025. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) ...

with 35% of the vote needed to avoid a runoff election. The statewide survey, also sponsored by the Chiesman Center for Democracy at the University of South Dakota, showed Johnson at 28% and ...

With 2,958 total ballots cast in the district’s last standalone election, voter turnout came in at a low 2.33%.

election integrity activists, over a dozen Republican lawmakers and numerous members of the press. "Grassroots patriots from all across the great state of South Dakota are standing up and we ...

She ordered an official ballot stamp, secured proper ballot language from the South Dakota Election Board, and met all legal requirements — including the display of American flags at the polling ...

South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Noem ahead of her Homeland Security confirmation hearing Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year ...

The statue of President Donald Trump is displayed at the Elks Theater in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota. The statue ... victory in the 2024 presidential election. It forms part of Rapid City's ...