A South Dakota House committee voted 9-6 on Feb. 2, 2026, to defeat a bill that would have removed enhanced-permit requirements for concealed carry on public college campuses.
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital has named Mary Doyle as its latest recipient of the DAISY Award, recognizing compassionate, patient-centered care.
Dakota Wesleyan University’s theatre department will stage a one-hour cabaret fundraiser Feb. 6 at 401 Create by LifeQuest, featuring Broadway musical numbers and scenes from recent campus productions.
South Dakota lawmakers are debating whether large-scale data centers should get long-term tax incentives and how to protect residents from potential utility and infrastructure cost impacts as proposals advance in Pierre.
U.S. Sen. John Thune is accepting applications for paid summer internships in Washington, D.C., and in South Dakota offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls. Thune is also taking applications for the Senate Page Program, with separate deadlines in March and April.
Lawmakers delayed a bill Tuesday that aimed to standardize election petition deadlines. They raised concerns about changing election rules while candidates were already gathering signatures.
A South Dakota House committee voted 8-4 to advance HJR 5002, a proposed constitutional amendment that would ask voters in 2026 whether to repeal Medicaid expansion.
Dakota Wesleyan University will offer a fully online RN to BSN program aimed at working registered nurses, with accelerated 7-week modules and flexible course access. DWU says applications are being accepted for Fall 2026.
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he will personally argue in federal court in New York on Thursday that a South Dakota state court — not a New York federal court — should decide whether Mayday Health’s abortion pill advertisements in South Dakota are deceptive and unlawful.
A bill to tighten oversight of South Dakota’s Future Fund won’t advance this session after a Senate committee voted 5-4 to send it to the 41st legislative day. Supporters wanted safeguards in state law, while opponents pointed to Gov. Larry Rhoden’s recent executive order on transparency.