The police pursuit of a stolen vehicle last Tuesday morning lasted less than a minute before ending in a fatal crash, according to Sturgis police. Officers located a stolen Ford F‑250 at about 10:39 a.m. and attempted to make contact when the driver fled at high speed. Police said the pursuit on Lazelle Street reache...

About 180 people attended a Rapid City Council candidate forum Thursday night at the Canyon Lake Senior Center, where 10 candidates discussed city issues ahead of the June 2 election. All five council wards are contested this year for the first time since 2002. Incumbents Josh Biberdorf (Ward 1), Lindsey Seachris (Ward...

South Dakota county auditors and the Secretary of State's Office are at odds over how to handle a delay in early and absentee voting ahead of the June 2 primary election. Ballot printing delays, caused by a compressed timeline between the candidate filing deadline and the start of early voting, mean ballots will not be...

Cleanup Week begins today, with landfill fees waived for residents through Friday, April 24, city officials announced. The landfill will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents who pass through the gate before 4 p.m. will have until 4:15 p.m. to unload materials. Flaggers will be on site to help manage traffic du...

Governor Larry Rhoden is scheduled to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony today for the new Wildland Fire building in Rapid City. The event will be held at the Wildland Fire Campus, located at 3305 W. South Street, beginning at 2 p.m The new facility will serve as a hub for wildland fire operations and support efforts to ...

Pakistan was preparing to host a new round of talks between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, but Iran said Monday it was not planning to send ...

President Trump signed an executive order on April 18, 2026, aimed at expanding federal research into psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine. Officials...

Iran's armed forces said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz had returned to strict military management, reversing the brief reopening announced a day ...

The White House said the United States allowed a Russian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil to reach Cuba on humanitarian grounds, even as Washington k...

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran will take part in the 2026 World Cup despite the conflict involving Iran and the United State...