Author Archives: Jim Kallas

A 27yearold South Dakota man pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court to four childpornographyrelated charges. Alex Badura made his initial appearance in federal court Friday morning, where he enter...

Several South Dakota gubernatorial hopefuls have filed their 2025 campaignfinance reports. Republican House Speaker Jon Hansen reported raising $188,771.98 and spending $134,878.01, while Republican G...

The federal government remains in a partial shutdown this morning after Congress failed to finalize a full-year budget before Friday's deadline. The Senate passed a large funding package, along with a...

The Rapid City Police Department and Pennington Co. Sheriff's Office are attempting to locate 37-year-old Jeremy Taylor for an active arrest warrant out of Ohio for Gross Sexual Imposition, and local ...

Rapid City Medical Center and Monument Health announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) that could bring the two major Black Hills health systems together later this spring. The nonbind...

A 23yearold Rapid City man was arrested late Wednesday after police say he brandished what appeared to be a handgun in two separate incidents before being stopped on Interstate 190. Police were first ...

A growing debate over hyperscale data centers tied to artificialintelligence development is taking hold across South Dakota - including within Republican legislative leadership. The latest example sur...

The state House Health and Human Services committee advanced a proposal Thusday to create a Task Force studying the creation of an Indian Medicaid-managed care system in South Dakota. District 24 stat...

South Dakota senators on Thursday approved Attorney General Marty Jackley's proposal to toughen penalties for drug crimes committed inside state correctional facilities. The measure, Senate Bill 42, p...

Governor Larry Rhoden Thursday signed HB 1044, his first bill of the session, approving funding for the Rural Health Transformation Program. Rhoden called the measure "a big win for rural South Dakota...