Law officers; opponents visible in Madison

Kristi Noem speaks at Dakota State commencement ceremony

SOUTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — Today, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary and former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem received an honorary doctorate degree, and spoke at the Dakota State University commencement ceremony. Dakota State extended the invitation to Noem while she was serving as governor of South Dakota. Noem was asked to speak to DSU's graduates in Madison, based on her distinguished and groundbreaking career in public service, an…

Law officers; opponents visible in Madison

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Indications of a high profile commencement speaker were visible in Madison Saturday morning. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke at Dakota State University's commencement speaker and received an honorary doctorate degree from the university. As she spoke inside the fieldhouse, groups of rally attendees and others were on Washington Avenue. Those opposed to some of Noem's actions on immigration and the honora…

On Saturday, May 10 at noon Eastern Time, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will deliver a speech at the Dakota State University graduation ceremony, which will be broadcast live online by NTD and Epoch Times.

Homeland Security Secretary Noem delivers non-political address to DSU after receiving doctorate

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem applauds the 2025 graduating class of Dakota State University, where she was given an honorary doctorate degree. (Brad “Cody” Jones)MADISON, S.D. – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem received a warm welcome Saturday during Dakota State University’s spring graduation, where she delivered the commencement address.While a couple hundred protesters lined the main streets into DSU – many of them holdi…