Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Monument Health is fully prepared for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, launching its Daily Motorcycle Rally Tally two days early this year, starting July 30. The tally tracks Rally-related hospita...

As a reminder, the City of Rapid City is partnering with four downtown businesses to offer free motorcycle parking for the upcoming 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Beginning tomorrow through August 10,...

As crowds swell for the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Black Hills Life Flight is enhancing its emergency response network by adding a temporary helicopter in Spearfish. This supplements their permane...

UPDATE: The pilot of the plane, Isaac Malsom (47) of Box Elder, SD, sustained life-threatening injuries and was life flighted to Monument Hospital. The passenger in the plane, Martin Zorilla Nunez (35...

Rapid City police responded to reports of a motorcycle accident near the intersection of West Omaha Street and Cross Street At approximately 6:30 PM Tuesday evening,. Upon arrival, officers located th...

Rapid City will soon be home to a 12-bedroom Ronald McDonald House designed to serve families with children receiving treatment at Monument Health-Rapid City. Announced Wednesday, the $7 million proje...

The streets of Sturgis are already buzzing as motorcycles begin rolling in for the 85th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. With attendance expected to surpass the usual 450,000 mark, city crews are work...

South Dakota's teacher apprenticeship program, launched in 2023, is showing promising results in addressing the state's educator shortage. Of the 59 graduates so far, 41 have signed contracts to teach...

Representative Dusty Johnson convened a behavioral health roundtable this week, bringing together South Dakota experts to address urgent challenges facing youth mental health and addiction. Participan...

The Rapid City Council has discussed leasing part of the city's Solid Waste Facility to PureCycle Technologies, a Colorado-based energy recycling company. The proposal involves PureCycle leasing 10 ac...