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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem dressed as an electrician in a "Freedom Works Here" campaign ad.

'Freedom' not enough to fill South Dakota jobs: Local business leaders say there are hurdles with campaign

Economic development groups helped fund Gov. Noem's 'Freedom Works Here' campaign. They're also doing the heavy lifting of recruiting workers to the state.

Phil Hamman talks about the Gitchie Manitou murders

'Kids look to adults:' Responding to child trauma 50 years after Gitchie Manitou murders

When four teenagers were murdered at Gitchie Manitou in 1973, Sioux Falls high school students weren't given much support to deal with the trauma.

A fully grown Bourbon Red heritage tom turkey stands in a pasture at Bear Butte Gardens in South Dakota.

Demand remains high for 'heritage turkeys' grown in South Dakota

A few South Dakota organic farms are raising smaller heritage turkeys, and interest is rising. “Once that breed is gone, they’re gone and gone forever.”

Minnehaha County Courthouse

Petition-gathering group reaches settlement with Minnehaha County

"We're pleased that our First Amendment right to circulate these petitions, which was threatened with this policy, is no longer being threatened."

A car is shown totaled after a car crash in Lincoln County, South Dakota.

South Dakota tops nation in drunken driving-related fatalities over Thanksgiving weekend

More than half of fatal crashes over the holiday have been alcohol-related.

Flooded cropland in South Dakota

$8.3B in crop insurance payouts to South Dakota farmers: A cost of climate change

Nearly 65% of federal crop insurance premiums are subsidized with federal funding.

A baby receives a vaccine

Vaccinations slump as SD Health Department reorganizes community health system

"We need to keep babies on a vaccination schedule, and this makes that really difficult."