Homosexuality

To the Editor: It appears we are starting to realize that aborting an unborn baby is wrong. For the first time in a national survey, more people consider themselves pro-life, or against abortion. Also, in South Dakota, the Planned Parenthood clinic in Rapid City will close on De...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — A South Dakota state lawmaker who called gay sex a moral and a health issue says he regrets the wording of his recent Facebook post but not the sentiment of his controversial comments. Republican Steve Hickey of Sioux Falls has received both praise and backlash...

PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota Rep. Steve Hickey is facing a flood of backlash for calling gay sex a moral and a health issue. Hickey says he's received comments and threats since posting his thoughts earlier this week. He believes people are tired of hearing the religious argument...

The Rev. Daniel Daum said the atmosphere at Trinity Lutheran Church in Platte has relaxed since his congregation left the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the nation's largest Lutheran denomination. Trinity Lutheran is one of 33 churches in South Dakota that have left the...

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., isn't saying he'll vote to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that restricts gay people from serving openly in the military. But Thune said he is studying the issue and paying especially close attention to the thoughts and feelings of Americans...