Category Archives: Local/State Headlines
South Dakota Mines Football Captain to Receive Rapid City's First 'Hometown Hero' Award
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A South Dakota Mines student-athlete will be honored by the Rapid City Common Council for his heroic actions during a life-threatening crash in Texas earlier this year. Junior mecha...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Meadowbrook Golf Club Offers Half-Price Fall Golf Promotion
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Golfers in Rapid City can take advantage of a special fall promotion at Meadowbrook Golf Club through the end of November. The city-owned course is offering 50 percent off all daily...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
New Rapid City Women's Prison Begins Housing Inmates as State Eases Pierre Overcrowding
RAPID CITY, S.D. - South Dakota's new women's prison in Rapid City is now housing inmates, marking a major step in the state's effort to address overcrowding at older correctional facilities in Pierre...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Appeals Court Keeps South Dakota Abortion Pill Advertising Law on Hold
PIERRE, S.D. - A federal appeals court has denied an effort by South Dakota officials to reinstate a law restricting abortion pill advertising while a legal challenge moves through the courts. The law...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Multiple Road Projects to Impact Travel Across Black Hills and Rapid City
BLACK HILLS, S.D. - Drivers across western South Dakota should prepare for several road construction projects that will bring closures, lane restrictions, and delays throughout the coming weeks. One o...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
House Candidates Clash on Tariffs, Health Care and Tribal Issues During Sioux Falls Debate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The candidates for South Dakota's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives debated Thursday night in Sioux Falls, highlighting differences on trade, health care, and tribal p...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
South Dakota Awarded $7.2 Million to Strengthen Rural Emergency Medical Services
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota is receiving $7.2 million in federal funding to improve emergency medical services across the state. The funding comes through the Rural Health Transformation Program and w...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
South Dakotans May Qualify for Drug Settlement Payments
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakotans who purchased certain generic prescription medications over the past decade may be eligible for compensation under a proposed 400 million dollar legal settlement. South D...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Rapid City Group Encourages Early Voting with Downtown Rally
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Members of Indivisible Rapid City gathered in downtown Rapid City on Friday to encourage South Dakotans to take advantage of early voting ahead of the upcoming midterm election. The...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
White Cane Awareness Day Walk Planned in Downtown Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Members of the Rapid Area Vision Education, or RAVE, peer support group will mark White Cane Awareness Day with a community walk through downtown Rapid City on October 15. Participa...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026








