Tucked in the remote Black Hills of South Dakota lies a 140-acre “military-style” fortress surrounded by a barbed wire fence, shielded by pine trees and guarded 24/7 by a lookout tower. Known as “R23, ...

ELDORADO, Texas -- More than 400 children, mostly girls in pioneer dresses, were swept into state custody from a polygamist sect in what authorities described Monday as the largest child-welfare ...

Child Protective Services workers returned to the West Texas ranch of a polygamist sect after learning that there may be more children living there. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PRINGLE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota judge ordered a secretive polygamous sect to sell it's compound in the Black Hills to pay for ...

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — A compound in South Dakota’s Black Hills that was owned by a secretive polygamous sect has been sold at auction to three former members who broke with the sect years ago. Blue ...

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) - A compound in South Dakota’s Black Hills that was owned by a secretive polygamous sect has been sold at auction to three former members who broke with the sect years ago. Blue ...

An Arizona woman who fled a Mormon polygamy compound eight years ago while leaving her four children behind has regained custody of her kids after a seven-hour standoff with its followers. The ...

A compound in South Dakota's Black Hills held by a secretive polygamous sect is for sale after the group defaulted on a $1.6 million loan, according to a local sheriff. Court documents show the ...