Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

The Rapid City Council will convene this evening to address a packed agenda including setting a date for the special election concerning the LibertyLand USA Tax Increment Financing. Other agenda items...

Rapid City Police have arrested two individuals following a series of events that began with gunfire and ended in a high-speed chase and multiple charges. Saturday at approximately 2:30 p.m., officers...

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety announced the third set of saturation patrols in the Sioux Falls area concluded September 19 as part of Operation: Prairie Thunder. Patrols included member...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Friday that Robert Shipp, 37, of Watford City, North Dakota, has pleaded guilty to one count of Vehicular Battery in connection with a violent inc...

University of South Dakota professor Phillip Hook will retain his position after facing termination over a social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during a cam...

A accident claimed the lives of five individuals late Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash on South Dakota Highway 44, approximately three miles east of Scenic. Authorities have not yet released ...

South Dakota Wildland Fire (SDWF) is urging residents to exercise extreme caution on Friday, October 3, 2025, as critical fire weather conditions are forecasted for large portions of western and south...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem returned to South Dakota yesterday to preside over a naturalization ceremony held beneath the Mount Rushmore memorial. Seventy-two individuals rep...

Nearly 11,000 South Dakotans could lose their health coverage by the end of 2025 if Congress fails to extend key tax credits under the Affordable Care Act. The Enhanced Premium Tax Credit, introduced ...

A Rapid City Stevens graduate is one of two students who have been recognized as U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's most prestigious honors for high school students. Announced in Septembe...