Fans of the Mount Rushmore State will love this: a list of awesome ideas for things to do in South Dakota in 2025.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said the No. 1 threat to the U.S. is immigration at the southern border with Mexico.

A La Niña winter just started, but it isn’t expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.

Hundreds of people gathered in South Dakota on Wednesday for a hearing regarding a second attempt by Summit Carbon Solutions to gain a permit for the project.

The seventh “Hockey Day South Dakota” celebrated hockey in the state on Saturday and featured four games in the Denny Sanford. Click on the video viewer to watch highlights of one of those games featuring: -Sioux Falls West Flyers boys defeating the Mitchell Marlins 5-1.

WSU’s wide receivers coach is Jake Menage, who coached the Jackrabbits’ WRs each of the previous two years. The Cougars’ safeties coach is Menage’s cousin, Pete Menage, who worked the same job at SDSU the past two seasons.

North Dakota Fighting Hawks (8-10, 3-2 Summit) at South Dakota State Jackrabbits (14-3, 4-0 Summit) Brookings, South Dakota; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota State hosts North Dakota looking to extend its six-game home winning streak.

The work management website Asana has ranked Idaho one of the best states for hybrid-remote workers.

A former local fire chief who fought wildfires in both states says fire departments in California have more resources than ones in South Dakota. He also says the Southern Californ

Jacksonville St. at Sam Houston St., 3 p.m. Wichita St. at North Texas, 3 p.m. Alcorn St. at Texas Southern, 4 p.m. BYU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Grand Canyon at Tarleton St., 8 p.m. Fresno St. at Air Force, 3 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 3 p.m.

Renville also pointed to South Dakota's unique place in the U.S. political sphere, with Noem set to lead the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Sen. John Thune taking over the Republican Senate leader spot and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson working within a divided House of Representatives.

Grace Larkins is The Associated Press women's basketball player of the week. The South Dakota guard set the school’s single-game scoring record with 45 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Omaha.