Joshua Haiar

Summit Carbon Solutions’ pipeline would capture carbon dioxide from corn fermentation. The CO2 emitted by gas-powered machines would be released to the

South Dakota’s three members of Congress scored poorly on a new “Democracy Scorecard" ranking their positions on legislation.

Three days after the U.S. Department of Justice announced a plan to help a tribe reduce domestic violence, Noem called on the department to do more.

Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a tribal-focused law enforcement graduation ceremony on Sept. 3, 2024, in Pierre. (Courtesy of Governor's Office)

South Dakota’s three members of Congress scored poorly on a watchdog group’s new Democracy Scorecard, which evaluates congressional positions on democracy-related bills and resolutions.

The trial date for a lawsuit against South Dakota’s abortion-rights ballot measure was not added to a court calendar.

The trial date for a lawsuit against South Dakota’s abortion-rights ballot measure was not added to a court calendar, despite a signed order from a judge saying the trial would begin next week.

By Joshua Haiar and Seth Tupper © 2024, South Dakota Searchlight

More information emerged about the confusion that wrecked plans for a trial next week on South Dakota’s abortion-rights ballot measure.

An equal justice statue sits outside the doors of the Minnehaha County Courthouse in Sioux Falls. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)