Author Archives: Jim Kallas

Rapid City has been recognized as a Cardiac Ready Community by the South Dakota Department of Health, becoming the largest city in the state to earn the designation. The program honors communities tha...

A 24yearold Eagle Butte man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for abusive sexual contact with a minor, U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons announce...

The Rapid City Council held a special meeting to formally certify the results of the Jan. 20 election on the proposed Destination District TIF. Voters rejected the $125 million taxincrement financing ...

A Rapid City man pleaded no contest to fourthdegree rape on Monday. Terrell Grinnell, 26, appeared via video before Circuit Court Judge Joshua Hendrickson for his changeofplea hearing. A nocontest ple...

Lawmakers have introduced a new Senate proposal-dubbed the "Data Center Bill of Rights for Citizens"-aimed at setting clearer rules for building data centers in South Dakota. The measure follows growi...

Black Hills Energy can now offer a special electricity rate to large power users in South Dakota after the state Public Utilities Commission approved the proposal in a 2-1 vote on Tuesday. Commissione...

South Dakota Health Secretary Melissa Magstadt presented her budget a day after the House voted 56-11 to let the Department of Health spend $402 million in federal funds to strengthen rural healthcare...

South Dakota lawmakers advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would restrict the use of eminent domain. The measure would bar nongovernmental entities from taking private land when the sole...

Rapid City collected more than $81.6 million in sales tax revenue through November 2025, up 3.23% from the same period in 2024. The city also set a new November record, bringing in $7 million, the fir...

Rapid City police are investigating a suspicious death after an unresponsive man was found Monday afternoon in an improvised outdoor encampment near the railroad tracks along the 100 block of E. North...