Author Archives: Jim Kallas

A Lead man was arrested Tuesday night after police responded to a domestic assault involving a knife and an injured elderly victim. Officers were called to a home on Miners Avenue around 9:35 p.m. Mar...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed three Open for Opportunity bills into law Wednesday, including SB 102, which supports the community of Deadwood by modifying the distribution of gaming revenues. Governor ...

Former Mellette County Sheriff Mike Blom will not regain his South Dakota law enforcement certification after the Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training Commission voted unanimously Wednesday...

A state board has expanded and relocated the upcoming hearing on Clean Nuclear Energy Corp.'s plan to drill for uranium north of Edgemont. The Minerals and Environment Board voted Wednesday to hold a ...

The South Dakota Supreme Court will hear an appeal today from Lawrence County residents seeking to overturn an ordinance which shifted conditionaluse permit authority from county commissioners to the ...

Rapid City set a new record high temperature Wednesday of 81 degrees recorded at Rapid City Regional Airport. According to the National Weather Service, the high surpassed the previous record of 78 de...

With the partial federal government shutdown ongoing, TSA officers at Rapid City Regional Airport are continuing to work without pay. Airport officials have launched a donation effort to support the l...

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

TUESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Firefighters continue to make progress on the Qury Fire south of Custer, holding containment lines and expanding mopup operations taking advantage of favorable weather conditio...

A Rapid City man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at the Oxford Square apartments last year. Police say Kane Youngman is accused of killing 29yearold Monte Gakin in August 2025. O...