Larry Rhoden. (Courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting) Mr. Chief Justice, honorable members of the Supreme Court, Lt. Governor Venhuizen, senators, legislators, constitutional officers, family, ...

And she read a poem, The Fate of the Black Walnut Tree, that First Lady Sandy Rhoden had written. It’s about a tree that had stood for decades on the family ranch in Meade County. After the tree ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — New Gov. Larry Rhoden said the state’s “back is against the wall” and a new men’s prison needs to be built. Rhoden responded to questions about the proposed ...

Rhoden: Well, there was one step in there after high school I went to, my plan was to be on the family ranch. I was the youngest son. And typically, a lot of times on the ranch, the youngest son ...

Larry Rhoden, the right-hand man of South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has officially succeeded to the state's highest office. Rhoden, formerly the 39th lieutenant governor of ...