Makenzie Huber

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's proposal to cut the state's maintenance and repair budget by $17 million is “shortsighted,” a former Cabinet member said at a state board meeting Thursday.

Students attending South Dakota public universities may soon face a civics proficiency requirement to graduate.

Students attending South Dakota public universities may soon face a civics proficiency requirement to graduate.

A former state employee faces charges for allegedly forging and falsifying reports of food-service health inspections she never conducted.

Sheriff Troy Wellman and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley speak with the press on March 13.

The Department of Education is working to align state standards for English and language arts with the phonics-based “science of reading."

Phonics-based instruction could soon be a state standard in South Dakota. The Department of Education is working to align state standards for English and language arts with the phonics-based “science

Employers could soon face a higher tax to cover the administrative expenses of the state's unemployment assistance program, but a lower tax to fund the program's payouts to unemployed people, sparking concerns of an unequal impact on businesses.

South Dakota high school students will pay 50% more to take dual credit courses if legislators adopt a budget proposal by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem.

Students increasingly need college credit before HS graduation.