Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

The Rapid City Council recognized local student leadership Monday night with a year-in-review presentation and the swearing-in of new Youth City Council members. Eleven students joined the 18-member Y...

A former Oglala Sioux Tribe treasurer is facing federal charges in connection with an alleged fentanyl trafficking operation spanning several years. Federal prosecutors say Misty Standing Bear, 49, is...

The May Mid America Business Conditions Index continues to show more of the same. Creighton University economics professor Dr. Ernie Goss says the survey trends have been largely unchanged all year......

A Rapid City man is in custody after authorities linked him to an early morning armed robbery and a stolen vehicle. Kenneth Saunsoci, 27, was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery following t...

A 15-year-old boy died Friday after going underwater at Belle Fourche Reservoir. The Butte County Sheriff's Office said dispatch received a call about 2:15 p.m. reporting a swimmer in distress at the ...

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a December 2025 armed robbery at a Rapid City convenience store. Arlo Poor Thunder pleaded guilty earlier this month to aiding and...

South Dakota voters will head to the polls tomorrow for the state's primary election. Contested statewide races include the republican nominations for Governor, US Senator and South Dakota's lone hous...

The second of two people accused of embezzling millions of dollars from the Oglala Sioux Tribe has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors. Patrick Ross is scheduled to enter his plea in fed...

Rescuers assisted an injured hiker after the person slipped on steep terrain and broke a leg more than a mile from a trailhead along Highway 87. Emergency crews were dispatched about 12:35 p.m Wednesd...

Asphalt paving begins today, on a 13mile stretch of U.S. Highway 16A through Custer State Park, with drivers advised to expect delays. The work runs from the park's east entrance to the west entrance ...