SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband Bryon Noem, according to court records. Kristi Noem filed for divorce in Hamlin County on April 6 but the documents were not posted on online court service until Monday.
The divorce comes months after Kristi left her position as the Department of Homeland Security secretary and reports that Bryon participated in online fetish forums
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem filed for divorce from her husband Bryon Noem after 34 years of marriage. The divorce was filed due to “irreconcilable differences,” according to documents obtained by Dakota News Now.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the House Homeland Security Committee on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
The filing, made in April but posted online on earlier this week, comes after questions arose earlier this year about the nature of Kristi Noem’s relationship with a top adviser.
Former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kristi Noem has filed for divorce from her husband Bryon Noem following months of speculation about the couple’s marriage.
Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem filed for divorce after her husband’s scandal dominated headlines. The ex-Trump administration official was under enough stress managing the […]
Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandal Kristi Noem, who was fired by Donald Trump after a rumbustious stint as homeland security secretary, is divorcing her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilabl…
Kristi Noem, the former South Dakota governor whom President Donald Trump fired as homeland security secretary in March, has filed for divorce from her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, according to court records.
Kristi Noem signed her divorce complaint in April and did not file it until September. Court records confirm she filed after thirty four years of marriage to Bryon Noem. Her attorney says
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