South Dakota lawmakers advanced bills Friday, Feb. 21, at the Capitol in Pierre that would put a moratorium on carbon dioxide pipelines until new federal safety rules are finalized, and would ...

Madison Sheahan, the secretary of Wildlife and Fisheries in Louisiana, has been named deputy director of Immigration and ...

In a move that one lawmaker said would lead to “locking up librarians,” South Dakota legislators advanced a bill 38-32 on ...

A prison that would be the most expensive taxpayer-funded project in South Dakota history has once again failed to earn ...

When asked how the bill would be enforced in prisons and jails, the GOP sponsor said, “There’s a room that I hope nobody would have to go into.” ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is the star of a new advertisement warning illegal immigrants to 'leave now.' ...

Perspectives from neighbors, policy analysts and law enforcement show division surrounding plan to build prison in rural ...

South Dakota's plan to build an $825 million men's prison complex in rural Lincoln County has sparked clashes of opinion.

The new Department of Homeland Security advertising campaign featuring DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is budgeted for up to $200 ...

"A prison, like a jail, is a necessary government function, and it must be located somewhere," a state circuit judge ruled.

Landowners near the new Lincoln County prison site railed against the Department of Corrections for a lack of transparency ...

Three recent federal court cases highlight immigration-related proceedings in South Dakota. In one, a special agent with Homeland Security Investigations arrested a ...