Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Rapid City officials are cautioning residents about a recent phone scam targeting utility customers. According to the City's Public Works Department, a resident reported receiving a call from someone ...

The Rapid City, Pierre, and Eastern Railroad (RCPE) is wrapping up a multi-year public-private infrastructure project that has significantly modernized its main line between Fort Pierre and Rapid City...

Rapid Transit System (RTS) saw strong growth in October 2025, with 26,494 total passenger trips-a 5% increase over October 2024 and 4% more than September. Compared to October 2021, ridership is up by...

Governor Larry Rhoden announced South Dakota will join President Donald J. Trump's school choice initiative, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The program allows individuals to donate up to $1,700 t...

The widespread power outage that affected over 100,000 residents and businesses across western South Dakota and central Wyoming Thursday remains under investigation. The Western Area Power Administrat...

The local group opposing a planned 300-acre limestone mine near Piedmont, will hold a public Q&A forum at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, at Elk Creek Lodge. Protect Piedmont's Future announced State...

A 38-year-old Spearfish man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to 13 counts of possessing child pornography. James Allen Frank will serve four years at the South Dak...

South Dakota's economy faced a 3.1% contraction in the first part of the year due to trade disruptions and low commodity prices, but rebounded with a 5.2% surge in the second quarter, thanks to federa...

A legislative committee in South Dakota has endorsed a bill to limit the governor's sole control over the Future Fund, a pool of economic development money. The move follows criticism of former Gov. K...

An 82-year-old man from Arizona died in a single-vehicle crash in Spearfish, South Dakota. The man was driving north in a construction zone on US Highway 85 when he lost control of his pick-up truck, ...