MONDAY MORNING UPDATE: The Qury Fire burning near Custer State Park has remained at 7,500 acres burned while containment is at 22%. Additional personnel have arrived with 340 working the blaze. Smoke is expected to linger as firing operations continue to take advantage of the favorable weather conditions. Road closures...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising a state Supreme Court decision that upholds multiple felony convictions against Kolten Bradford Ware from criminal cases in Lawrence and Meade counties. Jackley said the ruling confirms Ware entered his guilty pleas knowingly and voluntarily and that the circuit c...

South Dakota's Supreme Court has ruled that a prior assault did not invalidate a later claim of self‑defense under the state's "stand your ground" law, upholding immunity for David Streeter, who shot another man during a dispute at the Vivos bunker community near Edgemont. Streeter shoved a Vivos employee a...

Rapid City police have arrested 30‑year‑old Kane Youngman in connection with the August 2025 shooting death of Monte Gakin at an apartment complex on East Watertown Street. Officers were called to 225 E. Watertown Street around 7:15 p.m. on August 27, 2025, for reports of gunshots inside the building. When they arr...

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has revoked all active burn permits effective immediately, ending the pile‑burn season more than two weeks early. Officials say ongoing wildfires, dry conditions and pressure on firefighting resources prompted the action. State officials urge anyone who has recently conduc...

A new push from Washington is drawing mixed reactions from key allies as tensions continue to build around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's mo...

A new phase in the conflict between the United States and Iran is unfolding as Washington pushes for international support to safeguard one of the wor...

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the U.S. government from ending immigration protections for roughly 1,100 Somali nationals living in the count...

A U.S. military refueling aircraft went down in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, with rescue teams moving in as officials worked to determine ...

Brent crude moved above $100 a barrel early Thursday after a new market update showed fresh pressure on global oil supplies. The jump followed a wave ...