Noem believes states still need federal funds for disaster relief, but local officials should decide on how it's deployed.

Larry Rhoden, the right-hand man of South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has officially succeeded to the ...

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 ...

Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former ...