Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

After weeks of delays and disputes, the recount for Rapid City Area Schools' Area 6 Board of Education seat has concluded-with Jamie Clapham retaining her position by just two votes. Challenger Brian ...

The South Dakota Board of Regents has officially approved a new policy allowing individuals with enhanced concealed carry permits to bring handguns onto public university campuses. This move comes in ...

The first quarter of 2025 brought a stark economic divide across the U.S.: Midwestern farm economies took a hit, while Sun Belt states continued to thrive. In the Midwest, row-crop farmers faced mount...

The South Dakota Department of Transportation will launch a rockfall mitigation project on U.S. Highway 14A in Spearfish Canyon starting Tuesday, July 22. Work will occur daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., ...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections (DOC) has issued a public warning regarding the release of 30-year-old inmate Glenn Waege, who is classified as a high risk to reoffend. Waege is set to be r...

Rapid City saw a modest 1.03% decline in tourism-related sales tax collections this May compared to the same month in 2024, according to a report presented at Wednesday's Legal and Finance Committee m...

Authorities in Pierre are investigating a shooting that left a 14-year-old boy dead Tuesday afternoon in a local trailer park. According to Pierre Police Captain Dusty Pelle, officers were dispatched ...

South Dakota's Board of Regents is expected to vote on a major policy shift that would permit faculty and students to carry concealed weapons-including pistols, stun guns, mace, and pepper spray-on pu...

Rapid City Area Schools are bracing for potential financial strain as the South Dakota Department of Education implements new austerity measures. The district is already grappling with a $20 million b...

Three Rapid City residents sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash east of Spearfish. According to preliminary information from the Sou...