State representatives engaged in a lengthy, impassioned debate. Opponents said the bill represented an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion, and warned of legal challenges.

SB 51 will be heard in the House next week, and if it passes there, it will head to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s desk for final approval.

The Douglas School District’s hopes to gain some state money for a new elementary school didn’t exactly take a step forward ...

Levo recognizes eight area teachersAmy Lundquist recognized at Lennox ElementaryLevo Credit Union awarded $500 each to eight ...

Bills requiring public schools in South Dakota to display and teach the Ten Commandments ... kindergarten having the word ‘adultery’ put on her classroom wall?” Sioux Falls parent Sam Nelson asked ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) – Bills requiring public schools in South Dakota to display and teach ... having the word ‘adultery’ put on her classroom wall?” Sioux Falls parent Sam Nelson ...

Brandon Hanson served as interim CEO after president Joe Batcheller resigned and will now take on the full-time CEO position.

Brandon Hanson, who since December has been serving as interim CEO for Downtown Sioux Falls, has been named CEO for the membership-based organization. Hanson has been working with DTSF since last ...

A bill that would have required South Dakota public schools to display and teach the Ten Commandments failed to clear its ...

A Brandon man was booked into the Minnehaha County Jail on Tuesday for alleged sexual contact with a child under the age of 16, according to the Minnehaha County Jail inmate listing. Mitchel James ...