Friday, an inmate on South Dakota’s death row will be back in Federal Court in Sioux Falls; trying one last time to spare his ...

Two death penalty cases in South Dakota will take center stage in different courtrooms this week. South Dakota’s Attorney ...

Briley Piper’s attorneys were in federal court on Friday to appeal his death sentence, something he’s tried multiple times since his 2001 conviction.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - On Friday, the South Dakota Attorney General’s Office released its 2024 crime report, which showed ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Friday that the overall number of reported criminal offenses reported statewide in 2024 increased 1.21 percent compared to 2023.

Senate Bill 83 would lower the penalties for ingesting controlled drugs and substances from a felony to a misdemeanor ...

The fight to secure legislative approval for an $825 million men’s prison is lost for now, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden conceded on Thursday.

A half dozen people spoke out against mandatory labels for deepfake political messaging on Monday at the Capitol in Pierre, citing concerns that such a law ...

South Dakota’s only death row inmate makes another appeal, trying to spare his life. Briley Piper was in federal court Friday ...

The Crime in South Dakota 2024 Report (Feb. 21, 2025) showed there were 31 homicides in the state, up from 18 in 2023.