Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Visitors to Rapid City Area Schools will now face enhanced security screening under a new districtwide visitor management system launched today. The system, known as Raptor VisitorS...

EDGEMONT, S.D. - The South Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man who died in a rollover crash near Edgemont last week. Authorities say 59-year-old James Michael Edwards of Nebraska was killed W...

PUKWANA, S.D. - A Wisconsin man has died following a single-vehicle crash Friday on Interstate 90 near Pukwana in central South Dakota. According to the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the driver of a Fo...

DEADWOOD, S.D. - The City of Deadwood is receiving national recognition for its efforts to preserve local history. Deadwood's Historic Preservation Commission has officially been certified by the Nati...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Dozens of community members gathered outside Rapid City Hall on Saturday for a "No Kings" rally aimed at encouraging civic engagement and voter participation ahead of the November e...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 56-year-old man. Authorities say Chris Wehrle was reported missing on Thursday and was last seen in the 700 ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Today, October 19, is the deadline for South Dakotans to register to vote in next month's general election. Voters will decide a number of high-profile races, including South Dakota...

Instead of visiting a pumpkin patch, dozens of Rapid City children spent Saturday picking pumpkins from a swimming pool. The fourth annual Pumpkin Plunge at the Roosevelt Swim Center drew 77 young par...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City's Legal and Finance Committee is recommending a $10,000 matching contribution to support an upcoming community chili cook-off fundraiser aimed at helping residents strugg...

STURGIS, S.D. - Plans to explore a possible school district reorganization in western South Dakota have hit another roadblock. Meade 46-1 School Superintendent Wayne Wormstadt told the school board th...