South Dakota's relatively unassuming national presence was shattered this week after a meteoric rise to power for Gov. Kristi ...

ELLSWORTH — Three Hancock County small businesses are among 13 in the state to receive Rural Energy for America Program grants to install “cost-saving, clean, efficient energy systems on their ...

Thune’s rise to political prominence began far away from the national consciousness.

John Thune, the seasoned Republican senator from South Dakota, is set to take over as Senate Majority Leader in January, marking a milestone in a political ...

The South Dakota Republican failed in his first try for the Senate but came back to defeat a chamber leader. Now he will be ...

Twenty years after he won his Senate seat by assailing Tom Daschle’s performance as minority leader, John Thune is the ...