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-C.J. Keene, News Director Describing the current pains at the gas pumps as “policy induced,” South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the ag economy is certainly feeling the pinch. As for the

-C.J. Keene   As part of our ongoing series with former Rapid City Mayor Don Barnett, whose term in office ran at the time of the 1972 Rapid City Flood, Barnett opened up about the rescue

-C.J. Keene, News Director   The following is a firsthand account of a day on the line of an ongoing protest in Rapid City, speaking with protesters reflecting on the boycott to this

– C.J. Keene, News Director   Don Barnett, Mayor of Rapid City from 1971 to 1975, sat down with Newsradio KOTA to share his story of survival and rescue on the night of the 1972 Rapid

-C.J. Keene, News Director   They were impossible to miss, from major downtown intersections to out front your regular grocery store, the Rapid City Fire Department took to the streets to fill

-C.J. Keene, News Director   In the midst of the Covid crime wave, there remain things to be optimistic about regarding crime in Rapid City. Brendyn Medina, spokesperson for the Rapid City

-C.J. Keene, News Director   In an era where racial tensions are more visible than ever on social media, looking towards history can help provide context for the path forward. Don Barnett,

-C.J. Keene, News Director   NDN Collective, a Rapid City-based indigenous advocacy organization, wants to ensure President Joe Biden’s new Justice40 initiative doesn’t leave behind native

-C.J. Keene, News Director On May 13th, an officer with the Rapid City Police Department was accused of petty theft of cash from Central High School while serving in the capacity of a school

-C.J. Keene, News Director   Thirty mile an hour winds pushing temperatures below freezing did little to stop demonstrators outside the Grand Gateway Hotel today as a boycott of all Uhre