Bird flu virus found in grocery store milk, but no risk to customers, FDA says

Bird flu virus has been found in samples of pasteurized milk on grocery store shelves but there is no risk to customers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Tuesday.

911 service restored in many areas after several states hit with outages

No cause has been identified for the 911 outages reported in four states across the U.S. Wednesday into Thursday, but most services have been restored.

Toddler dies after falling from third-story hotel window in South Dakota

One-year-old Madden Hein of Lakefield, Minnesota, has died two days after falling from a third-floor window at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, hotel.

A look at South Dakota's top sightseeing destinations: Mount Rushmore, Badlands and more

Mount Rushmore is far from South Dakota's only attraction — rich in sprawling grasslands and monuments to leaders of all stripes, the "Land of Infinite Variety" lives up to its name.

Man gets 37 years for carjacking, kidnapping FBI employee in South Dakota

Juan Alvarez-Sorto, a 25-year-old Salvadoran national, was sentenced to 37 years in prison Friday for carjacking and kidnapping an FBI employee in South Dakota.

Former South Dakota tribal leader convicted on 6 wire fraud counts

Former Oglala Sioux Tribal President Julian Bear Runner, 38, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was convicted Thursday on six wire fraud counts, alongside larceny and embezzlement charges.

South Dakota zoo's beloved giraffe Chioke euthanized after injury

Chioke, an 18-year-old reticulated giraffe at the Great Plains Zoo and Butterfly House & Aquarium in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was euthanized on March 28.

Tribes blast South Dakota governor's claim that leaders are benefitting from drug cartels

Relations between South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem and tribes have become increasingly contentious after Noem accused some tribal leaders of benefiting from drug dealing.