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South Dakota April 4, 2017

Police: Blood on man wanted for questioning in wife's death

Police say a South Dakota man detained for questioning in the death of his wife had blood on himself when he asked to use a gas station's bathroom just hours after her body was found.

South Dakota April 1, 2017

5 children killed in western South Dakota house fire

An early morning house fire in western South Dakota Saturday killed five children who may have been attending a sleepover, according to reports.

North Dakota March 22, 2017

Dakota Access pipeline vandalism highlights sabotage risks

The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline has reported "recent coordinated physical attacks" on the much-protested line, just as it's almost ready to carry oil.

North Dakota March 21, 2017

The Latest: South Dakota confirms oil pipeline vandalism

The Latest on the Dakota Access oil pipeline (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

RELIGION March 17, 2017

Charges move forward against Hutterite colony in fatal crash

A federal judge in South Dakota has rejected a request to dismiss charges against a Hutterite religious colony accused of negligence in a deadly traffic crash, which could send the case to trial later this year.

RELIGION March 17, 2017

South Dakota governor to sign religious adoption protections

South Dakota's governor said Friday that he expects to sign a bill giving broad legal protections to faith-based organizations that refuse based on their religious beliefs to place children in certain households.

RELIGION March 17, 2017

South Dakota governor mum on religious adoption protections

South Dakota's Republican governor isn't saying whether he'll sign a measure aimed at protecting faith-based organizations that refuse to place children with gay couples or other arrangements contrary to their religious beliefs.

RELIGION March 16, 2017

South Dakota bill leaves evolution skepticism up to teachers

South Dakota legislators are weighing whether to let teachers decide how much skepticism to work into lessons on contentious scientific topics such as evolution and climate change.

South Dakota January 31, 2017

South Dakota's transgender locker room bill withdrawn

A bill that would have restricted which locker rooms South Dakota transgender students could use was scuttled Tuesday, for now averting another bitter fight in the Capitol over the regulation of school facilities.

South Dakota January 30, 2017

Cowboys capture escaped bull on the run in South Dakota city

It took a couple of cowboys from a rodeo competition, each armed with a lasso, to catch an escaped bull that was running wild in a South Dakota city.

Controversies January 12, 2017

American Indian child 'welfare' law under fire

A child-welfare law passed by Congress nearly four decades ago specifically to protect Native American children and preserve their cultural heritage is under attack from critics who claim the law is putting children in potentially dangerous situations that have led to abuse — and even death.