Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

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...

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...