South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a ...

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden succeeded to governor of South Dakota. Rhoden received Noem’s resignation as governor and succeeded immediately following the vote by the United States Senate. “Kristi and I ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KTIV) - Larry Rhoden has been Governor of South Dakota for two weeks after former Gov. Kristi Noem took the position of Secretary of Homeland Security. On Friday, Feb. 7, Rhoden ...

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 ...

Rhoden, who took over as governor of South Dakota for his long-time political ally, Kristi Noem, joined the Argus Leader for an interview Tuesday, less than a full month into the role. The one-on ...

That paves the way for Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden to be the next governor of South Dakota. With Rhoden’s experience as a legislator and his six years as president of the Senate, he has a firm grip on ...

The leader of the Native nonprofit NDN Collective said his organization opposes the new South Dakota governor’s invitation earlier this week to President Donald Trump to visit Mount Rushmore for ...

Senate confirms Kristi Noem as Trump’s homeland security secretary The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a ...