Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

A proposal to temporarily suspend South Dakota's gas tax is drawing mixed reactions from Republican candidates for governor. According to South Dakota Searchlight, House Speaker Jon Hansen is calling ...

A new South Dakota law is changing who can vote in state and local elections, leaving some registered voters unexpectedly limited to federal races only. Under a law that took effect earlier this year,...

A Rapid City man has made his initial court appearance in connection with the death of his infant son. Thirtythreeyearold Tyler Slow Bear is charged with seconddegree murder and improper disposal of a...

A passenger was arrested Saturday night after allegedly attempting to force his way into the cockpit of a flight arriving at Rapid City Regional Airport. According to police, the incident occurred aro...

A 25-year-old woman was arrested in Rapid City on an outstanding warrant related to a first-degree murder case, according to police. Officers made contact with Kylee Red Bear around 1:05 p.m. on May 8...

The South Dakota Attorney General's Office has awarded funding to support new drug detection K9 programs in Pennington County and Box Elder. The Pennington County Sheriff's Office will receive up to $...

A federal court dispute over exploratory graphite drilling near the sacred Black Hills site of Pe'Sla has ended after the mining company withdrew its project. Nine Sioux tribes and three nonprofit org...

Republican voters across South Dakota recently received text messages directing them to what was described as an "official Republican Voter Guide," but according to reporting from South Dakota Searchl...

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced the expansion of the South Dakota Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway (SD TAP), creating 31 additional apprenticeship spots to strengthen the state's education work...

South Dakota continues to see some of the nation's widest racial and ethnic health disparities, according to the Commonwealth Fund's 2026 State Health Disparities Report, released in late April. The r...