Author Archives: Jim Kallas

The Crook County Sheriff's Office has announced the suspension of active search efforts for Linda Thacker, a St. Onge woman reported missing on August 18. The decision was made following extensive sea...

The Rapid City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a hotel located at 2100 N. LaCrosse Street early Thursday morning. Crews arrived on scene around 1:30 a.m. to find flames and smoke pour...

The Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team (UNET) has arrested 61-year-old James William Reese of Hot Springs in connection with an ongoing investigation into methamphetamine trafficking across Wyoming and...

Rapid City Police are investigating another fatal shooting. At approximately 7:15 p.m. Wednesday evening, officers responded to reports of gunfire at an apartment complex located in the 200 block of E...

During yesterdays meeting, the Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee reviewed a proposal to join the Purdue Direct Opioid Settlement-a move that could bring critical funding to local addiction recove...

Rapid Transit System (RTS) reported a notable increase in youth ridership on the first day of the 2025-26 school year for most Rapid City students. A total of 334 youth trips were recorded-up 12% from...

The South Dakota Department of Revenue reports that the 2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally generated $1.58 million in tax collections-a 13% increase over last year's total of $1.4 million. The revenue incl...

UPDATE 8/28 The Rapid City Police Department and Pennington County Sheriff's Office are actively searching for 30-year-old Nicolas Selig, who is wanted for questioning in the shooting death of his fat...

The Rapid City Council has announced a second special session to discuss and potentially approve the second reading of the proposed 2026 City budget. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2 ...

Rapid City Police were kept busy over the weekend with a string of incidents ranging from impaired driving and drug possession to vandalism and a road rage incident involving a firearm. Last Friday mo...