South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem will be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the Senate confirmed her nomination.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — On a face-numbingly frigid afternoon last week, Gov. Kristi Noem used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” far away from the state’s windswept ...

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be visible in more than 10 states. See which states will have the best views.

The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in business since 1792, recently released its spring weather forecast. The outlook? "Warmer-than-normal temperatures for most of the country, with a few exceptions: southern and central California, Desert Southwest, southern Florida, and western Ohio Valley, where it will be near to below normal."

A trial is scheduled to begin Monday in Bismarck over North Dakota's ban on gender-affirming medical care for kids

A massive search-and-rescue operation is underway after a passenger plane crashed with a military helicopter in Washington, D.C. Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Teichert breaks down what happened in the apparent collision footage. #PlaneCrash #DC

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive industries like oil and gas drilling.

The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases the likelihood of northern lights displays being visible to more people, as the effects of a recent coronal mass ejection reach Earth, according to NOAA’s three-day forecast.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has ranked each state across the country for it's approach to LGBTQ+ equality and a Newsweek map shows where each state stands on the spectrum.

Several states tax grocery store purchases and some let their local governments tack on an additional grocery tax as well. Do you live in one of them?

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.