Author Archives: Jim Kallas

Rapid City has been designated a 2026 Trail Town by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), a national recognition of the community's commitment to developing and maintaining trail sy...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining 40 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify xylazine as a federally controlled...

Rapid City will implement water conservation measures beginning April 1, after officials moved the Pactola Reservoir storage condition from normal to concern because of low water levels and dry condit...

A 32yearold Rapid City man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault. Trevon Spotted Eagle entered guilty pleas in February. At sentencin...

A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for aggravated assault following an armed incident at a grocery store. Talisse Fighting Bear pleaded guilty in February to one count of aggr...

The South Dakota House failed Monday to override Gov. Larry Rhoden's vetoes of two bills. A cultivated-protein restriction and a home care licensing measure both fell short of the two-thirds vote requ...

Two people charged in the death of 43yearold Randall Lonehill pleaded not guilty Monday, March 30, in Pennington County Court. Celeste Conquering Bear, 30, and Artie Black Bear, 41, entered their plea...

A Martin man has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a vehicular assault that seriously injured an elderly man on the Pi...

The Joint Committee on Appropriations advanced four letters of intent Monday-Veto Day and the final day of the 2026 legislative session-outlining lawmakers' expectations for state agencies on food ass...

Governor Larry Rhoden will host the 2026 Governor's Ag Summit in Pierre on June 25-26 . The annual event brings the state's farmers, ranchers, and agricultural leaders to gather connect, learn, and ce...