An incarceration summer study committee will convene for its first of three meetings on June 23, to examine SD's prison population and trends.

Editor's note: This is the eighth piece in a six-installment series about Native American children in South Dakota's foster care system, produced in partnership between the Argus Leader and South ...

Waters is Native American and Sharp is white, and their conflicting sentences are not unique in South Dakota. Native Americans who plead guilty to first-degree manslaughter in South Dakota receive ...

Rampant crime has overcome the largest Native American reservation in South Dakota, the Pine Ridge Reservation, the president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe said.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump ‘s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore, but the ...

The South Dakota Department of Education has posted data from 2023-24, which shows Native American chronic absenteeism at 51% at public schools, compared to the state average of 21%.

If you’re looking for a unique and educational experience in South Dakota, you won’t want to miss out on the state’s unique and interesting museums. From history and art to science and nature, there ...

Native Americans also account for 75% of the victims in the 79 police-involved shootings in South Dakota between 2001 and 2023, according to data from the Rapid City-based activist group NDN ...

Find the Right Native American Therapist in South Dakota - Mary Black Bonnet, CSW, QMHP; Kimberly J Cournoyer, EdS, LPC-MH; Brett Roes, MS, NCC; Hope Johnson, MA, NCC ...

A South Dakota airman accused of killing a Native American woman at Ellsworth Air Force Base has now been charged with first-degree murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 24-year-old airman has been charged with killing a Native American woman who went missing in South Dakota about seven months ago.

Evidence suggests that Native Americans die in police interactions at a higher rate than other groups — and that most of these deaths occur in off-reservation communities like Rapid City.