Rapid City's annual Cleanup Week resulted in a record amount of waste collected, with more than 970 tons of trash delivered to the city landfill during the April 20-25 event. The total exceeded collections from recent years, topping nearly 850 tons in 2025 and 895 tons in 2024. More than 1,000 volunteers took part, inc...

Gov. Larry Rhoden has activated South Dakota's Drought Task Force to closely monitor worsening drought conditions across the state. The task force is scheduled to hold its first meeting Thursday, May 7. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to extreme drought conditions cover much of southern South Dak...

Volunteer fire departments across South Dakota will receive help upgrading safety gear under new legislation signed by Gov. Larry Rhoden that allocates $5 million for firefighter personal protective equipment. The funding, approved during the 2026 legislative session, will be distributed through a grant program run by ...

A large gun safe believed to be stolen was discovered dumped along a county road Wednesday morning, according to the Meade County Sheriff's Office. Deputies found the safe during patrols on Ricard Road on May 6. Officials said the safe was so heavy it could not be moved with a pickup truck and had to be removed using e...

Secretary of State Monae Johnson is reminding South Dakotans to register to vote ahead of the June 2 primary election. The voter registration deadline is 5 p.m. local time on May 18. State law requires voters to be registered at least 15 days before an election. While voter registration is managed at the county level, ...

U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz, putting a month-old ceasefire under renewed pressure. U.S. military officials said t...

President Donald Trump said Iran is reviewing a U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route f...

President Donald Trump has paused Project Freedom, the U.S. military effort to help commercial ships move through the Strait of Hormuz, while talks wi...

U.S. Central Command said American forces moved to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after renewed threats and reported attacks in t...

New developments in the Strait of Hormuz have raised concerns about maritime security and global trade. Officials confirmed that Iran claimed responsi...