Gunshots Reported Overnight; Bullet Damages Home Window
Rapid City Police are investigating a late-night shooting incident reported early April 5 that resulted in damage to a nearby home but no injuries. Officers were dispatched around 1:50 a.m. to the 1100 block of Northeast Drive after receiving reports of gunshots in the area. While canvassing the neighborhood, police we...
5h ago
Woman Arrested After Alleged Apartment Assault and Fight With Officer
Rapid City police arrested a 24-year-old woman Saturday afternoon following a reported assault at a local apartment and a subsequent altercation with an officer. Officers were dispatched around 2:35 p.m. to an apartment at 120 Surfwood Drive for a report that a woman had just assaulted another woman inside the residenc...
6h ago
Man Arrested After Setting Fire and Obstructing Firefighters
A Rapid City man was arrested last Thursday after allegedly setting a fire near a residence and interfering with firefighters trying to extinguish it. Police were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. to the 200 block of East Denver Street following a report that a male had set a pile of branches on fire and fled the scene in a ...
6h ago
Rapid City Council Defers Action on Proposed TIF Including City Land
The Rapid City Council voted 9-0 on Monday, April 6, to delay action until April 20 on a request from Pennington County to include city-owned land in a proposed Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district. Council President Rod Pettigrew was absent. The proposed TIF would cover about 172 acres south of Catron Boulevard, wes...
6h ago
Council Approves First Reading of Backyard Chicken Ordinance
The Rapid City Council voted 7-2 on Monday, April 6, to approve the first reading of an ordinance legalizing backyard chickens, with Ward 4 council members John Roberts and Lance Lehmann voting against it. A second reading is still required before the ordinance can take effect. Council President Rod Pettigrew was absen...
6h ago
World/National Headlines
Trump's latest warning puts new pressure on Iran as deadline nears
President Donald Trump sharpened his message on Tuesday by saying his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was final, adding fresh pressur...
11h ago
New Wave of US-Israeli Strikes Hits Iran; IRGC Intelligence Chief Reported Killed
Israeli and U.S. forces carried out a new wave of attacks on Iran on Monday, officials said, in one of the most serious escalations since the conflict...
Apr 06, 2026
Rescue in the Desert: U.S. Pilot Recovered from Iran After F-15E Crash
A U.S. service member who went missing after Iran shot down an American F-15E fighter jet has been rescued, as fighting across the region continued to...
Apr 05, 2026
Missing in Iran: U.S. Pilot on the Run After F-15E Downed in Clash
A new phase of tension unfolded as two U.S. military aircraft were brought down during ongoing clashes with Iran, according to officials familiar with...
Apr 04, 2026
Constitutional Crisis: Trump Fires AG Pam Bondi Amid Iran War Disagreements
A new assessment suggests weeks of US military strikes may not have damaged Iran's missile capacity as much as the White House has claimed. The report...
Apr 03, 2026







