Once on the verge of extinction, bison have made a stunning comeback in South Dakota, where more than 30,000 roam freely in ...

When Quinn Iffert and Ellie Johnson, zookeepers at Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot, took part in a project to spotlight ...

Ursula, who previously lived at the Bramble Park Zoo, will go on public display after being checked out during a quarantine ...

The Brookings Police Department says coyotes– the animal, not the rivalry team in southern South Dakota– have been spotted ...

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Animal cruelty could become a felony in South Dakota under a proposal intended to end years of debate on the subject by satisfying the concerns both of animal welfare groups and ...

South Dakota is No. 1 in hemp fiber production. But as its farmers and processors grow the industry, federal legislation ...

HERMOSA, S.D. — Out on the rolling plains of western South Dakota, buffalo have roamed the land for centuries. They have been beneficial to maintaining healthy lands, while also providing nutritious ...

After a Good Samaritan found a trio of puppies in a South Dakota dumpster, a local animal rescue is looking for answers. The abandoned pups were no more than a few days old when a passerby "found them ...

The Sioux Falls Area Humane Society, the largest nonprofit animal shelter in eastern South Dakota, has named Jami Gates Grieve as its new executive director, according to a Monday media release.

CUSTER, S.D. -- A British tourist is recovering in the hospital after being charged and gored by a bison. Amelia Dean, 19, said the bison attacked while she and a friend were hiking in Custer State ...

The House Judiciary committee voted 10-2 Monday in support of the measure. South Dakota is the only state without such a law. But similar proposed legislation has failed in the past. Supporters of the ...