The South Dakota Department of Corrections has named the next warden of the state penitentiary following years of high turnover at the position.

According to the Rapid City municipal government, new members are expected on the council and school board with one election decided by fewer than 5 votes. They report a turnout of 10.22 percent of voters.

A prison task force is hoping crews can build a fifteen hundred bed men’s prison for over $200 million less than a proposal abandoned earlier this year. Prospective contractors say it can be done, but the facility won’t last as long.

A governor-appointed task force is narrowing the number of possible men’s prison sites.

Pell Grants send thousands of lower-income students to college each year across America. However, proposed changes could lower that number drastically, often in the communities that need it most.

A new report is narrowing the field of possible new men’s prison locations in the state. Its primary recommendation is the state build on a contentious plot of land in Lincoln County.

The group wants to lower property taxes. But some on the task force worry its biting off more than it can chew.

State budget officials are advising the legislative committee that oversees South Dakota’s finances that sweeping cuts at the federal level are going to impact the state’s bottom line.

The South Dakota Department of Social Services is seeking public comment on its Medicaid work requirement waiver.

The impacts of federal funding changes are being felt in South Dakota, and especially on nonprofits reliant on grants. Now, one of the state’s largest nonprofits says this means South Dakota families are going hungry.