SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — When Porter Williams founded the South Dakota African American History Museum, he was sure of one thing. “It’s just when you dig into it and if you dig into it just a little ...

America is getting ready to celebrate its 250th birthday, and each day leading up to it, we're featuring a piece of South Dakota history.

The Lost Region Recovery Project Conference, which is hosted by the Middle West Review, will take place Nov. 15 at the ...

The allure of South Dakota's pioneer and Wild West history attracts visitors from around the globe. Hundreds of thousands of visitors a year come to South Dakota to learn more about its pioneer and ...

DE SMET, S.D. – Hundreds of thousands of tourists every year frequent sites tied to South Dakota's pioneer and Wild West history, and cemeteries are among the historic sites that bring the past to ...

Jim Carlson, with the Minnehaha County Historical Society, repaints a historical marker at Falls Park in Sioux Falls on Sept. 23, 2024. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) SIOUX FALLS — Jim A.

Mount Rushmore wasn’t really his idea. Robinson conceived the original concept in a bid to boost tourism. As it sits in the ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A South Dakota legislative panel voted Monday to endorse a plan that would ban the state from using standards for teaching history that might be developed by a consortium of 31 ...