Author Archives: Jim Kallas

South Dakota's recidivism rate has climbed to 50%, meaning half of the people released from state prisons return within three years - the highest level recorded in at least eight years, according to t...

South Dakota has officially wrapped up its statewide PFAS Collection and Exchange Initiative, a program that helped fire departments remove older firefighting foams containing PFAS and replace them wi...

The Christmas holiday brought some record temperatures to the region as Rapid City Regional Airport saw a high of 71 degrees Christmas Day eclipsing the previous record high of 60 set in 1963. The Nat...

A federal judge has allowed South Dakota's new 340B drugdiscount law to remain in effect while a legal challenge from pharmaceutical giant AbbVie moves forward. AbbVie, the Chicagobased maker of Botox...

Nearly half of South Dakotans worry they won't be able to afford needed healthcare in the coming year, according to a new national survey highlighting ongoing concerns about medical costs and access. ...

The latest round of Operation Prairie Thunder resulted in 13 arrests and more than 40 drugrelated charges during a threeday enforcement effort in Sturgis and Winner, according to data released by the ...

Visit Rapid City's meeting and convention efforts generated an estimated $5.41 million in economic impact in 2025. Director of Sales Tyson Steiger said the team helped bring more than 30 groups to the...

The aggravated assault trial of NDN Collective founder and president Nick Tilsen is scheduled to begin Jan. 26, 2026, after a judge denied three defense motions to dismiss the case. Fourth Judicial Ci...

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced a $200,000 Future Fund grant for the Keep Farmers Farming program to expand estate and transition planning services for South Dakota producers. The NoemRhoden Administratio...

Two men arrested early Saturday in Spearfish were wanted in connection with a vehicle theft in Whitewood and the vandalism of a historic courthouse in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Brandon Lyle High Pipe, 39, of...