Author Archives: Jim Kallas

No injuries have been reported and no homes have been lost, though three outbuildings were destroyed according to officials fighting the Coyote Flatts Fire near Rockerville. Tom Several properties sus...

South Dakota's drought conditions continue to intensify this week, with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor showing expanding areas of severe and extreme drought across the state. The update, released yes...

Gov. Larry Rhoden signed five budget bills on Thursday, including HB 1326, the general appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2027. Rhoden praised the state's long record of fiscal discipline, noting this...

Operation Prairie Thunder carried out its 12th saturation patrol on Friday, March 13, in Hot Springs, continuing the program's communityfocused enforcement efforts. The initiative partners the South D...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections says 69yearold inmate Perfecto Benal died Wednesday in the infirmary at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. Benal was serving a Pennington County se...

Rapid City native Maya Anjali Buchanan has been invited to a twoweek trial with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the final step toward earning full membership after a highly competitive audition that drew ...

Fire crews continue to battle the Coyote Flats Fire southeast of Rockerville, which has burned an estimated 385 acres and remains 0% contained as of Thursday morning. Firefighters spent the night prov...

Fire crews are gaining ground on the Qury Fire southeast of Custer as containment improved to 44% on Thursday, despite another day of critical fire weather. The wildfire remains at 9,161 acres with 32...

A fastmoving wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon south of Rockerville, prompting road closures and localized evacuations as crews worked to contain the flames. The Coyote Flats Fire was first repor...

Despite less than favorable weather conditions crews were able to hold serve on the Qury Fire south of Custer. At last report, 328 personnel were working the blaze which broke out a week ago and has b...