Category Archives: Local/State Headlines
Highway 16A Segment to Reopen in Custer State Park
A twomile stretch of U.S. Highway 16A in Custer State Park that has been closed for construction will reopen to traffic beginning Friday, April 3, 2026, according to project officials. With the reopen...
Jim Kallas Apr 01, 2026
Parkview, Sioux Park Restrooms Open as Rapid City Prepares for Spring
Rapid City Parks and Recreation will open two park restroom facilities on Wednesday as seasonal amenities begin to come online. Restrooms at the Parkview Tennis Courts and the Sioux Park playground wi...
Jim Kallas Apr 01, 2026
IMBA Recognizes Rapid City as 2026 Trail Town
Rapid City has been designated a 2026 Trail Town by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), a national recognition of the community's commitment to developing and maintaining trail sy...
Jim Kallas Apr 01, 2026
Jackley Joins Multistate Effort to Curb Xylazine, a Drug Linked to Overdose Deaths
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining 40 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify xylazine as a federally controlled...
Jim Kallas Apr 01, 2026
Rapid City Moves to "Concern" Status, Starts Water Restrictions April 1
Rapid City will implement water conservation measures beginning April 1, after officials moved the Pactola Reservoir storage condition from normal to concern because of low water levels and dry condit...
Jim Kallas Mar 31, 2026
Rapid City Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Aggravated Assault
A 32yearold Rapid City man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault. Trevon Spotted Eagle entered guilty pleas in February. At sentencin...
Jim Kallas Mar 31, 2026
Rapid City Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Grocery Store Gun Incident
A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for aggravated assault following an armed incident at a grocery store. Talisse Fighting Bear pleaded guilty in February to one count of aggr...
Jim Kallas Mar 31, 2026
Lawmakers Fall Short on Veto Overrides as Session Ends
The South Dakota House failed Monday to override Gov. Larry Rhoden's vetoes of two bills. A cultivated-protein restriction and a home care licensing measure both fell short of the two-thirds vote requ...
Jim Kallas Mar 31, 2026
Two Plead Not Guilty in Rapid City Encampment Killing
Two people charged in the death of 43yearold Randall Lonehill pleaded not guilty Monday, March 30, in Pennington County Court. Celeste Conquering Bear, 30, and Artie Black Bear, 41, entered their plea...
Jim Kallas Mar 31, 2026
Martin Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years for Vehicular Assault
A Martin man has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a vehicular assault that seriously injured an elderly man on the Pi...
Jim Kallas Mar 31, 2026







