Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tony Venhuizen speaks to the media on Jan. 29, 2025, at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre after he was announced as Gov. Larry ...

South Dakota Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen participates in his swearing-in ceremony Jan. 30, 2025, at the Capitol in Pierre. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) The South Dakota Legislature voted ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The two are already a team, and now, Gov. Larry Rhoden has made it official for the 2026 election.

PIERRE — A Sioux Falls-based lawmaker will be the right-hand of South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden. Rhoden announced Wednesday morning at the State Capitol in Pierre that Rep. Tony Venhuizen, R-Sioux ...

PIERRE — Tony Venhuizen, a longtime fixture in South Dakota state government, was formally and warmly welcomed to his role as lieutenant governor of the state. Venhuizen, 42, took up the Senate gavel ...

Governor Larry Rhoden has announced he accepted two invitations to debate Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Ahlers.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – South Dakota has a new lieutenant governor. On Wednesday, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden named current Republican Rep. Tony Venhuizen as the No. 2 in the executive office in ...

Venhuizen has been serving as Lieutenant Governor since his appointment by Gov. Rhoden in January of 2025.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The questions have had South Dakota taxpayers’ attention for some time: where might a new prison go and what might the facility or facilities cost? Answers might come into ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Republican Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen said he was one of the 517 registered Republican voters contacted by Emerson College polling to answer questions for the ...

South Dakota lawmakers have received 13 proposals for places to build a new men's prison. Eight proposed sites are located in or around the Sioux Falls area. Having the 13 proposals on the table ...