The Rapid City Council has approved a salary increase, marking their first pay raise since 2011. During Monday night's meeting, the council voted to raise their annual salaries from $12,928.57 to $21,582.50. The decision sparked debate over timing, with Councilman John Roberts arguing that the incoming council should d...

Ellsworth Air Force Base has implemented enhanced security measures in response to global events. These precautions are part of a broader directive affecting all military installations within the U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility. Officials advise that employees and visitors should anticipate increased secur...

The South Dakota State Penitentary has reported another inmate death. 76 year-old Dennis Lufkins died in the Jamison Annex medical unit on Sunday. Lufkins was serving a life sentence for first-degree manslaughter from Roberts County. Lufkins was the 11th inmate to die in state custody this year.

On July 1, 197 new laws will take effect in South Dakota, following Gov. Larry Rhoden's signing of 210 bills, with 13 enacted immediately under emergency clauses. He vetoed two bills-one establishing child care assistance and another introducing geographic petition requirements. Key laws include HB 1052, which bans emi...

Rapid City Police Lieutenant Tim Doyle has been recognized as one of 60 individuals nationwide to join the 2025 Bloomberg American Health Fellows program. This prestigious fellowship, awarded by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, highlights professionals working to address key public health issues. Do...

The Trump Organization is entering the mobile phone business with "Trump Mobile," offering unlimited talk, text, and data for $47.45 per month. The company claims to address "lackluster performance" in the industry and plans to introduce a $499 gold An...

Authorities are searching for Vance Luther Boelter, 57, as the primary suspect in the politically-motivated shootings that killed Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband in Minnesota over the weekend. He is considered armed and danger...

A Boeing plane carrying 242 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India, killing all but one passenger and 18 people on the ground. The apparent sole survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British national of Indian origin, was found dazed b...

President Trump plans to "phase out" FEMA after hurricane season and have disaster relief funds distributed directly from the president's office. He said states will receive less federal aid for natural disasters, and that FEMA "fundamentally needs to ...

Protests against ICE raids and immigration policies spread across the US, with over 56 arrests in LA. The Trump administration deployed 700 marines and 2,000 National Guard troops, sparking a legal battle with the state of California. Demonstrations an...