Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Drought conditions continue to improve across South Dakota. The latest drought monitor report show overall drought conditions across 81.73 percent of the state, down over 7 percent from a week ago. Ju...

South Dakota's Project Prison Reset task force is narrowing down plans for a new men's prison after more than eight hours of discussion in Pierre last week. The group now supports building one or more...

A Box Elder woman was sentenced to a year and a half in prison after a guilty plea in March. 27 year-old Samantha Wright shot her then-husband on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Wright was convicted of as...

By a 6-1 margin, The Rapid City Council approved funding 14 projects recommended by the Vision Fund Citizen Committee. The committee received 32 applications for consideration for the current cycle. T...

As per South Dakota law, The Rapid City council and Rapid City Area Schools will meet today to certify the results of last Tuesday's elections. In the City Council races, Stephen Tamang defeated Larry...

The Vision Fund Citizen Committee Wednesday released a list of 14 projects the committee will recommend to the Rapid City Common Council for Vision Fund resources. The total of the project recommendat...

Rapid City Police is cracking down on retail theft after a recent sting operation led to multiple arrests. On May 30th, officers arrested Jill Kerstiens after she left Walmart with more than six thous...

Effective immediately, Sheffer Street between West Main Street and West Chicago Street is closed for emergency manhole repairs. The closure will extend at least through Wednesday, according to City ut...

Deadwood Avenue will be closed from the Meade County line to approximately one mile south beginning Monday, June 2, 2025. Detours will be in place. This closure is part of a planned reconstruction pro...

PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Health is reporting the first measles case of 2025 in a South Dakota resident. An adult in Meade County developed a measles infection after traveling inte...