Latest Kristi Noem News

Trump is in no hurry as he leans into the pageantry of vice presidential tryouts

May. 08, 2024 11:12 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — As former President Donald Trump remains stuck in the courtroom listening to salacious details of an extramarital sexual encounter he denies, another spectacle is playing out in the background as his vice presidential tryouts get underway. The dynamic was on full...

Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota

May. 07, 2024 19:03 PM EDT

Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Tuesday in the hopes of once again getting the issue on the conservative state's November ballot. Supporters of the initiative...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

May. 03, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Mayor Eric Adams of New York; Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.; Cindy McCain, executive...

South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting North Korea's Kim Jong Un in new book

May. 03, 2024 17:25 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is releasing a new book called “No Going Back,” but on Friday her office said she would actually be going back to correct some errors — including a false claim that she once met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The...

Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

Apr. 30, 2024 15:05 PM EDT

Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she's still a viable potential running mate for presumptive...

South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog

Apr. 26, 2024 17:31 PM EDT

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — a potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — is getting attention again. This time, it's for a new book where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. The Guardian obtained a copy...

11 inmates face charges related to an uprising at South Dakota prison

Apr. 23, 2024 14:41 PM EDT

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Eleven inmates at the South Dakota State Penitentiary are facing charges in connection with disturbances last month at the prison in Sioux Falls, Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Tuesday. “These were dangerous acts that injured two state correctional...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Apr. 19, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.; retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ___ CBS’...

Tribes blast South Dakota governor's claim that leaders are benefitting from drug cartels

Apr. 02, 2024 17:55 PM EDT

Relations between South Dakota tribes and Republican Gov. Kristi Noem have long been strained, but they have become even more contentious recently as Noem has pointedly criticized tribal leaders, accusing some of profiting from drug dealing and questioning their commitments to children on...

South Dakota officials to investigate state prison 'disturbance' in Sioux Falls

Mar. 28, 2024 18:32 PM EDT

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials said Thursday they will investigate a “disturbance” at a state prison in Sioux Falls that they say resulted in at least one officer getting assaulted the day before. “I have directed the South Dakota Division of Criminal...