SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – As South Dakota's visitation rates and related spending keep rising, local small business owners see an opportunity to find their niche in the state's second-largest industry.

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. RAPID CITY, S.D. – The owners of the Fort Hays Old West Town, a ...

Home to South Dakota State University, this college town is overflowing with incredible local eateries, craft breweries, and ...

Home to the Black Hills, the Badlands and the sprawling prairies of the Great Plains, South Dakota is a state rich in scenery and features monuments and dedications to the likes of everyone from Crazy ...

After a day of scenic drives or hikes through Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora offers the evening entertainment, including a pitchfork steak fondue and the family-oriented, long-running Medora ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Freedom meant money in South Dakota during 2020. Gov. Kristi Noem, South Dakota Department of Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen and Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken all cited the ...

South Dakota’s tourism department set records in 2019, as 14.5 million people visited the Black Hills, Badlands National Park, Falls Park in Sioux Falls and many sites in between. The state’s ...

Last year was a record-breaking year for tourism in South Dakota, setting the state as the first to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to the U.S. Travel Association and announced by ...

South Dakota is cashing in on Gov. Kristi Noem's once go-it-alone COVID-19 management strategy, with multiple arms of state government using the first-term governor to market the state in recent ...

GUYANA is aggressively establishing itself as a premier regional hub for elite motor racing. President Dr. Irfaan Ali has ...