Members of South Dakota’s federal delegation have all expressed support for Rhoden’s new job. Senator Mike Rounds told KOTA he thinks Rhoden will do an “excellent job.” “South Dakota is in good hands, ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota is known for its great faces and great places. Each Sunday KOTA Territory News features a great face in the KOTA Territory. This week, Miss South Dakota, Joelle ...

South Dakota's "Playground of the Black Hills" is a secret town that has adventures for any age group and fun that can make ...

After a record-breaking Gulf Coast storm, cities like New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida, have had more snow this winter than ...

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

Sioux Falls and Vermillion have been nominated for USA Today's Readers' Choice Awards. Each city has been nominated for its ...

The tourism industry in South Dakota is continuing to succeed. Visitors spent over 5 billion dollars while in the state. Which is a two-point eight percent increase compared to 2023 ...

With 650 residents, a jackalope statue, a 76,000-square-foot drugstore-museum, this tiny South Dakota town is also a gateway to a national park and forest.

Gov. Kristi Noem’s heated rhetoric on immigration belies a stark economic reality in her own state: With unemployment at 1.9% — the lowest in the country — South Dakota faces an acute labor shortage a ...

Peddlers Market in Watertown, South Dakota, is a massive flea market where rare treasures await at unbeatable prices! Nestled ...

Climate change is in the headlines. From the chill of northern Alaska to the heat of Arizona, here are the coldest and ...