Author Archives: Jim Kallas

The Pennington County Commission voted 4-1 to provide $320,000 to the Rapid City Public Library for 2026, ensuring continued services for county residents. The funding represents a compromise after we...

The South Dakota School Finance Accountability Board voted Monday to reject lawmakers' call for full waivers of penalties against districts with excess cash reserves, extending a standoff over how to ...

South Dakota's snowmobile season officially opened Dec. 15 with the statewide trail system. Officials caution that many trails, especially in the Black Hills, lack enough snow for grooming. Riders are...

For the fourth consecutive year, Native American children made up over 70% of South Dakota's foster care population, despite representing only a fraction of the state's overall population. At the end ...

The 48th Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI) begins today at The Monument. Events include basketball, wrestling, academic and cultural competitions, poetry slams, and arts and community events. Tribal an...

The Rapid City Police Department has identified the victim in Saturday night's shooting as 19-year-old Korben Barber of Rapid City. Police say a juvenile suspect has been taken into custody in connect...

A federal trial began Monday in Rapid City in a three-year-old lawsuit filed by NDN Collective against Retsel Corporation, former owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel. Jury selection wrapped up in the af...

The South Dakota Departments of Education and Labor and Regulation recognized the newest graduates of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway (SD TAP) on December 13. With this class, more tha...

A rock excavation blast is scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday, December 17, 2025, on U.S. Highway 14A approximately four miles east of Deadwood. This blast is part of a backslope repair project ...

Rapid City's Finance Office will host two public informational sessions on Tax Increment Financing (TIFs) and property taxes. The sessions are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Thursday at 5:30 p....