South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a ...

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national ...

Citing discussions with South Dakota’s congressional delegation, Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen said federal support for Medicaid ...

PIERRE — There's some new executive furniture in the South Dakota Governor's Office. Amid Gov. Larry Rhoden's succession to the state's highest office on Monday came the announcement that the ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden succeeded to governor of South Dakota. Rhoden received Noem’s resignation as governor and succeeded immediately following the vote by the United States Senate. “Kristi and I ...

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 ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KTIV) - Larry Rhoden has been Governor of South Dakota for two weeks after former Gov. Kristi Noem took the position of Secretary of Homeland Security. On Friday, Feb. 7, Rhoden ...

Rhoden, who took over as governor of South Dakota for his long-time political ally, Kristi Noem, joined the Argus Leader for an interview Tuesday, less than a full month into the role. The one-on ...

That paves the way for Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden to be the next governor of South Dakota. With Rhoden’s experience as a legislator and his six years as president of the Senate, he has a firm grip on ...

"It will be my honor to serve the state of South Dakota, the people of South Dakota, as your new governor," Rhoden said after South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen swore him in.