Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

During today's meeting, The Rapid City Planning Commission will review a conditional use permit that would allow GCC/Colorado Energy Recyclers to begin shredding tires at the Rapid City Landfill. The ...

South Dakota health officials are monitoring a steady increase in influenza activity as the 2025-2026 flu season progresses. The Department of Health's weekly update release Wednesday reports moderate...

Tripp County officials say they are investigating how the county was scammed out of more than $800,000 in what appears to be a sophisticated email fraud scheme. According to a joint statement from the...

The South Dakota Department of Education is pushing for changes in how schools respond to students who display aggressive or violent behavior. Secretary Joe Graves says that while such incidents aren'...

Governor Larry Rhoden has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at halfstaff from sunrise until sunset on Friday, January 9, 2026, in honor of former state legislator Harvey Krau...

The Piedmont Board of Trustees will meet tonight to discuss the annexation of several parcels of land as residents try to block or restrict a proposed 300acre limestone mine by Simon Contractors. Nine...

Rapid City Councilor Stephen Tamang has been selected as the council's new vice president, earning the leadership role just six months after taking office. The decision came during Monday night's coun...

City officials have announced plans for major solid waste upgrades funded by a nearly $5 million EPA SWIFR grant. Public Works Director Mike Theis said the grant will help expand landfill capacity, re...

Secretary of State Monae Johnson is asking lawmakers to allow county auditors to use ballotondemand systems, which print official ballots as needed. The proposal, Senate Bill 28, is one of seven elect...

A ceremonial investiture for newly appointed South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Robert Gusinsky will take place Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at 4 p.m. MST in the Pennington County Courthouse rotunda in Rapid...