Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

South Dakota's graduating class of 2025 continues to outperform the national average on the ACT, with an average score of 21.0 compared to the U.S. average of 19.4. This marks the fifth consecutive ye...

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week, allocating $378 million for projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base...

Pennington County Auditor Cindy Mohler has announced her retirement, effective November 7, 2025, concluding more than 25 years of service to Pennington County. Her departure will leave a vacancy in th...

Airports across several states, including South Dakota, are not airing a video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown. Alth...

Alphonso Bad Hand, 39, and Denna Andrews, 34, both of Rapid City, appeared in Pennington County Court Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a woman with rocks early Friday morning. Police responded to a ...

Deadwood City Commissioner Blake Joseph has taken legal action to delay a potential recall election, filing a temporary restraining order Tuesday against the city government and Finance Officer Jessic...

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission met October 9 at the Beeler Community Center in Lemmon, where they advanced a proposal to increase resident access to bison hunting licenses in Custer ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising Meta's recent decision to tighten content restrictions for teenagers on Instagram, calling it a meaningful step toward online safety. On Tuesday...

The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed four influenza cases so far this season - two in Minnehaha County, one in Pennington, and one in Fall River. The cases involve two men and two women...

A 58-year-old Rapid City man died Monday morning following a single-vehicle crash on Bradsky Road, approximately nine miles east of Rapid City. The incident occurred at 9:02 a.m.. According to prelimi...