Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

The University of South Dakota activated its emergency protocols Saturday after a bomb threat was phoned in to the Clay Area Emergency Services Communication Center. USD coordinated with Vermillion Po...

One of the most important days of the 2026 Legislative session is Tuesday this week, Crossover Day. It's the day all House and Senate Bills need to be passed by their respective House of Origin. Distr...

As work continues on an updated Farm Bill, Congressman Dusty Johnson expects some of the remaining issues to be addressed this week.. The last Farm Bill passed in 2018 has been extended twice.

Dialysis services at the Hot Springs VA Medical Center will resume after a monthslong pause, following the VA's decision to invest $1 million in upgraded watertreatment equipment. Senator Mike Rounds ...

Black Hills Energy is asking the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to approve a major increase to its electric base rates. The utility filed its rate review request Thursday, seeking a roughly ...

Pennington County will proceed with a nearly $3 million remodel of its former administration building at 130 Kansas City Street after commissioners unanimously approved a $2.94 million bid from SECO C...

A Rapid City man received a 15year suspended sentence and eight years of probation after firing a gun toward a woman and missing. Deshawn Charging, 21, was sentenced Thursday before Judge Heidi Linngr...

The South Dakota Senate approved a bill Thursday that would require people to prove U.S. citizenship when registering to vote. The measure, Senate Bill 175, passed 28-6 and now heads to the House. Pri...

South Dakota lawmakers have approved a measure doubling the annual registration fee for electric passenger vehicles. House Bill 1227 raises the fee from $50 to $100, with the Senate passing it 24-10 -...

Legislation that would allow charter schools in South Dakota failed in the Senate on Thursday after a 17-17 tie vote. Lt. Gov. Tony Venhuizen, who could have broken the tie, declined to vote, declarin...