Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil discovered in western South Dakota sold for a record $50.13 million at a Sotheby's auction, making it one of the most valuable dinosaur fossils ever sold. The specimen, know...

A 22-year-old Parmelee man has been sentenced to time served and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to assaulting a federal officer on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation. Accord...

Western South Dakota remained under a prolonged heat wave Tuesday as temperatures climbed into the triple digits across much of the region, prompting continued heat advisories from the National Weathe...

Rapid City Council leadership has announced appointments to the city's two primary standing committees for the upcoming year, along with assignments to a variety of city boards, committees, and commis...

Rapid City Regional Airport recorded its busiest first half on record in 2026, with 206,010 enplaned passengers from January through June, a 5% increase over the previous record set in 2025. The airpo...

Rapid City's public transit system continues to see significant growth, with ridership topping 130,000 passenger trips during the first six months of 2026. Rapid Transit System (RTS), which operates b...

UPDATE: The Committee unanimously approved 3 items to move the demolition forward. The City Council will address those items on Monday. If approved, work is expected to begin in August. In a statement...

An 18-year-old Rapid City woman was arrested Sunday after allegedly fleeing from police in a vehicle carrying a juvenile runaway and crashing into a patrol car. Police responded to the 1300 block of A...

A 38-year-old Rapid City man was arrested Saturday after allegedly resisting officers and attempting to provide a false identity during a police investigation. Police were dispatched to the 1600 block...

Emergency crews responded Monday morning to a two-vehicle crash that resulted in a rollover at the intersection of West Boulevard and St. Joseph Street. Authorities were dispatched around 7:45 a.m. af...