Author Archives: Jim Kallas

A Denver man has been convicted in federal court in Rapid City on major drugtrafficking and firearm charges. Jurors found 43yearold Juan Sertuche guilty of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and...

Lawmakers return to Pierre today to kick off the 2026 South Dakota legislative session, launching the first day of work at the Capitol. The Joint Committee on Appropriations will start the morning wit...

Supporters of property rights filled the South Dakota State Capitol Rotunda for a pre-legislative session rally. Among the speakers was Charles Maude who went through his own property rights battle ov...

A Rapid City woman is facing multiple charges after police say she caused a threevehicle crash Sunday afternoon before attempting to walk away from the scene. Officers were dispatched around 2:40 p.m....

The 10th round of saturation patrols related to Operation: Prairie Thunder took place in the Brookings area January 6th and 7th and resulted in 13 individuals taken into custody. Of those, 4 were on d...

A 51-year-old Summerset woman has been indicted on drug- and firearm-related charges by a Meade County grand jury. Shannon Butler faces charges including possession of a firearm by a person with a pri...

Two men arrested during a 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sexsting operation were sentenced Monday in federal court. Brandon Bishop, 38, was convicted in 2025 of attempting to entice a minor after he ar...

A Rapid City man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for attempting sexual contact with a 9yearold girl. Toka Looks Twice, 40, was sentenced Monday in Pennington County Circuit Cour...

Rapid City's Public Works Department is correcting an error in a recent mailer sent to utility customers about the upcoming end of the "Sure Pay" automatic payment program. The mailer listed the wrong...

The South Dakota National Guard welcomed home the Rapid Citybased 109th Engineer Battalion on Sunday, Jan. 11, celebrating the return of roughly 50 soldiers after a 13month deployment to the U.S. sout...