Category Archives: Local/State Headlines
New Community Hospital to Open in Rapid City Later This Month
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Residents of western South Dakota will soon have another option for emergency and inpatient medical care as a new community hospital prepares to open in Rapid City. Exceptional Comm...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
South Dakota Survival and Prepper Show Returns with Expanded Classes and Vendors
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The second annual South Dakota Survival and Prepper Show drew visitors to Rapid City this weekend, featuring more vendors, educational seminars, and preparedness resources than last...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Railroad Crossing Work to Impact Traffic on Fifth Street in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Drivers in downtown Rapid City should plan for possible delays next weekend as improvement work takes place at the Fifth Street railroad crossing. Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Rai...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Appeal Court to Rehear South Dakota Ballot Petition Deadline Case
SOUTH DAKOTA - A federal appeals court will take a second look at South Dakota's controversial ballot petition deadline law after granting the state's request for a full court review. The law, approve...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026

Rapid City Police Seeking Public's Help to Find Missing 13-Year-Old
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl. Police say Miley Fast Wolf was reported missing after she was last seen on W...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Rapid City Park Restrooms Begin Seasonal Winter Closures Monday
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Most restroom facilities in Rapid City's parks system will close for the winter season beginning Monday, October 5, as part of the city's annual winterization process. Several locat...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
Rapid City Fire Crews Quickly Contain Grass Fire on M Hill
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City firefighters responded to a reported grass fire on the south slope of M Hill Sunday morning and contained the blaze before it spread. The Rapid City Fire Department says ...
Claysen Davis Oct 5, 2026
South Dakota Mines Research Device Named 'Coolest Thing Made in the Black Hills'
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A groundbreaking medical research device developed at South Dakota Mines has been named the "Coolest Thing Made in the Black Hills" at Elevate Rapid City's 2026 Manufacturing and Tr...
Claysen Davis Oct 2, 2026
Rapid City Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Assault Convictions
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A Rapid City man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated assault and simple assault in two separate 2025 incidents. Twenty-three-year-old Bent...
Claysen Davis Oct 2, 2026
Drought Conditions Lead Custer State Park to Increase Bison Auction Numbers
CUSTER, S.D. - This year's Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup was about more than tradition and tourism. Park officials say ongoing drought conditions have led to a larger-than-usual reduction of the p...
Claysen Davis Oct 2, 2026








