Category Archives: Local/State Headlines
One dead in Lawrence County shooting
A man was shot and killed Thursday evening during an altercation at a residence along Highway 385 in Lawrence County. Lawrence County Sheriff Dispatch received the call at 5:22pm. Officers say a weapo...
Jim Kallas Jun 13, 2025
SD DOT pavement restoration underway
The South Dakota Department of Transportation has begun a pavement restoration project at four locations near Lead, Deadwood, and Rapid City. Work will progress in the following order: U.S. Highway 85...
Jim Kallas Jun 13, 2025
Wounded Knee stabbing suspect in custody
A man has been taken into custody following a stabbing in the Wounded Knee area. The Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety confirmed the arrest of Raymond Eagle Hawk Jr. Authorities reported ...
Jim Kallas Jun 13, 2025
CDBG Public meeting scheduled for June 17th
The Rapid City Community Enrichment Division will host a public meeting to discuss housing and community development priorities. The meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Circle of...
Jim Kallas Jun 13, 2025
Shots fired in North Rapid Thursday morning
Four individuals-two adults and two juveniles-were taken into custody following an early morning shooting incident on June 12 in north Rapid City. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire near the ...
Jim Kallas Jun 13, 2025
Wharf Mine reports highest gold production in 8 years
The Wharf Mine, South Dakota's only large-scale gold mine near Lead in the Black Hills, owned by Coeur Mining, reached its highest gold production in eight years in 2024, yielding 98,042 ounces, up ne...
Jim Kallas Jun 12, 2025
State Supreme Court Justice Kern announces retirement
South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Janine M. Kern will retire on December 8, 2025, after nearly 29 years of judicial service. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014 by Governor Dennis Daugaard to repr...
Jim Kallas Jun 12, 2025
State Penitentiary reports 4th death since February
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is probing the death of Nicholas Skorka, a 42-year-old inmate found deceased in his cell at the ...
Jim Kallas Jun 12, 2025
City Council election results certified
In a brief Tuesday meeting, the Rapid City Council certified the June 3 municipal election results, confirming the unofficial totals. Present were council members Pat Roseland, Kevin Maher, John Rober...
Jim Kallas Jun 12, 2025
Johnson plans recount request in Area 6 School Board race
Following a 3 vote defeat to incumbent Jamie Clapham for the Rapid City Area Schools Board of Education Area 6 seat, candidate Brian Johnson sharply criticized district Chief Financial Officer Coy Sas...
Jim Kallas Jun 12, 2025