Category Archives: Local/State Headlines
Rapid City Veteran Receives Suspended Sentence in Robbery Case
A decorated U.S. Air Force veteran was given a 10-year suspended sentence Thursday after pleading guilty to second-degree robbery in connection with a violent confrontation with a repo man earlier thi...
Jim Kallas Dec 12, 2025
Wounded Knee Site Legislation Heads to President
Federal legislation designating 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as a memorial and sacred ground is now awaiting President Donald Trump's signature. The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sa...
Jim Kallas Dec 12, 2025
Lottery Commission Adopts Background Check Policy
The South Dakota Lottery Commission has approved a new policy requiring all lottery employees to undergo criminal background checks, including fingerprinting, every five years. Director of operations ...
Jim Kallas Dec 12, 2025
Supreme Court Upholds Rancher's Convictions
The South Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the convictions of Lance Lowell Long, 42, of Sturgis for raping his 14-year-old stepdaughter and abusing his five stepchildren in Corson County. Long was sent...
Jim Kallas Dec 12, 2025
Statewide Homeless Count Set for Jan. 27
The South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium announced Thursday that the annual statewide point-in-time homeless count will take place Jan. 27, 2026. The one-day national survey estimates the ...
Jim Kallas Dec 12, 2025
STREET DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT/ 6:30 a.m. 12/11/2025 Update
With the forecasted snow projected for the Rapid City area later today into Saturday, City crews initiated brine treatment of main lines last evening and overnight and will be brining Level A hill are...
Jim Kallas Dec 11, 2025
South Dakota Mail Delays Spur Rounds' Push for Federal Probe
Senator Mike Rounds is asking for a investigation into postal service in the state, here's KOTA Territory News Jack Caudill with more..
Jim Kallas Dec 11, 2025
Mayweather and Wright Sentenced
Sentences have been handed down in connection to the death of Esther Wolfe. Here's KOTA Territory News Jack Caudill..
Jim Kallas Dec 11, 2025
GOED: Broadband Expansion Marks Milestone in Four-Year Planning Effort
Governor Larry Rhoden, together with the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED), announced that South Dakota has secured more than $72 million in funding to expand high-speed internet access...
Jim Kallas Dec 11, 2025
AG Jackley Orders Mayday Health to Halt Abortion Pill Ads in South Dakota
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has ordered Mayday Health to immediately stop advertising abortion pills in the state, warning that legal action may follow if the company fails to comply. ...
Jim Kallas Dec 11, 2025
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