Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

The Wharf Mine, South Dakota's only large-scale gold mine near Lead in the Black Hills, owned by Coeur Mining, reached its highest gold production in eight years in 2024, yielding 98,042 ounces, up ne...

South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Janine M. Kern will retire on December 8, 2025, after nearly 29 years of judicial service. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2014 by Governor Dennis Daugaard to repr...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is probing the death of Nicholas Skorka, a 42-year-old inmate found deceased in his cell at the ...

In a brief Tuesday meeting, the Rapid City Council certified the June 3 municipal election results, confirming the unofficial totals. Present were council members Pat Roseland, Kevin Maher, John Rober...

Following a 3 vote defeat to incumbent Jamie Clapham for the Rapid City Area Schools Board of Education Area 6 seat, candidate Brian Johnson sharply criticized district Chief Financial Officer Coy Sas...

A bicyclist was injured Tuesday after a crash with a vehicle. The incident occurred at the area of Haines and Monroe streets, Bystanders assisted the man and directed traffic until authorities arrived...

The South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) plans to cut welfare aid by 10% for thousands of households receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The reduction comes after the...

A former state employee was charged with forging her own medical marijuana card, according to a press release from the South Dakota Attorney General. Alexandra Feiner, a 24-year-old former employee of...

Fire crews in the Northern Hills had a busy night battling multiple blazes sparked by lightning as thunderstorms swept through the area on Tuesday evening. One of the fires broke out near Davenport Ra...

South Dakota authorities are cracking down on the sale of chemically modified hemp products like Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC, which have psychoactive effects similar to marijuana. A new state law-House B...