South Dakota tourism posts all-time highs for 2025

South Dakota’s tourism industry posted all-time highs for 2025.
Trains

RCP&E purchase of South Dakota-owned trackage approved

South Dakota’s State Railroad Board has approved the sale of two segments of state-owned trackage to Genesee & Wyoming’s ...

South Dakota tourism shatters records: $5.16 billion in spending, 15 million visitors in 2025

The data reflects visitors across all of South Dakota's diverse tourism offerings.

Property rights coalition proposes more limits on eminent domain in South Dakota

The South Dakota coalition that successfully pushed for a state ban on eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines last ...
DRGNews

Despite financial ups and downs, nearly 15 million people visited South Dakota in 2025

Hagen released the annual report from Tourism Economics this week (Jan. 21, 2026) during the state tourism conference. The ...

What $189 million in rural healthcare funding may mean for South Dakota

Rhoden indicated during the address that future funding awards may depend on the speed of implementation, saying “the federal ...
Agweek

Over 15 years of sheep excellence at the Beastrom operation in Pierre, South Dakota

Jon Beastrom has been raising sheep for over 15 years on his operation in Pierre, South Dakota. Now, there are around 1,900 sheep on the farm.
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Iowa group gets to auction South Dakota sheep license

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The one bighorn sheep license that the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission uses as an annual fundraising tool will be auctioned by a different organization this year.