Author Archives: Jim Kallas

Kellie Wasko, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Corrections, has announced her resignation, effective October 20. In a letter addressed to Governor Larry Rhoden, Wasko stated that the decisi...

Rapid City police arrested two individuals early Tuesday morning following a traffic stop that escalated into a foot pursuit and the discovery of drugs and a realistic-looking weapon. At approximately...

A Rapid City resident has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following a disturbing investigation into child exploitation materials. On Friday, 61-year-old Jerry Lamont received the sentence...

The Rapid City Council will convene a special session tonight at 5 p.m. to conduct the second and final reading of the proposed 2026 city budget, a critical step toward formal adoption before the Sept...

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden announced On Sunday, the mobilization of 12 National Guard members from the 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, based in Rapid City. The deployment comes at the ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced Friday that Fredrick Wilson Jr., 20, of Sturgis, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison following a violent incident at the Meade County Law Enf...

The Trump administration has warned South Dakota it could lose over $600,000 in federal sex education funding unless it removes references to "gender ideology" from its curriculum. The U.S. Department...

A search and rescue mission was launched Sunday afternoon after a hiker fell ill and became separated from their group on Sunday Gulch Trail near Sylvan Lake. Custer County Search and Rescue, along wi...

Authorities have located and arrested 30-year-old Nicholas Selig in connection with the death of his father, Vernon Selig. The arrest follows a tip from a citizen who spotted a man matching Selig's de...

Authorities have identified the victim of Wednesdays fatal shooting as 29-year-old Monte Gakin of Rapid City. The incident occurred around 7:15 p.m. at an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Wa...