Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

About 180 people attended a Rapid City Council candidate forum Thursday night at the Canyon Lake Senior Center, where 10 candidates discussed city issues ahead of the June 2 election. All five council...

South Dakota county auditors and the Secretary of State's Office are at odds over how to handle a delay in early and absentee voting ahead of the June 2 primary election. Ballot printing delays, cause...

Cleanup Week begins today, with landfill fees waived for residents through Friday, April 24, city officials announced. The landfill will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents who pass through ...

Governor Larry Rhoden is scheduled to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony today for the new Wildland Fire building in Rapid City. The event will be held at the Wildland Fire Campus, located at 3305 W. So...

Republican U.S. Senate challenger Justin McNeal is calling for a debate with incumbent Sen. Mike Rounds ahead of South Dakota's June 2 GOP primary election. McNeal made the request Thursday during a c...

A South Dakota State Penitentiary inmate has been sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison following convictions on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of first-degree robbery. Jeremia...

Law enforcement has released the identities of those involved in a fatal crash in Sturgis earlier this week. Sturgis Police Chief Geody Vandewater said the driver of the stolen pickup truck involved i...

Area fire crews responded to several small wildfires Thursday morning, all of which were quickly contained. The Big Bend Fire, located west of Rapid City near Highway 44 burned about a tenth of an acr...

State election officials say several factors contributed to delays in absentee ballots for South Dakota's primary election. This year's candidate petition deadline fell on March 31, later than usual d...

North Haines Avenue will close to throughtraffic starting in early May as a major reconstruction project gets underway. The $3.1 million project is scheduled to begin May 4. Highway Superintendent Tro...