Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Transportation Commission has approved about $3.5 million in funding for 40 local bridge projects across the state. The funding was awarded during this week's meeting i...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Rapid City Common Council has approved several changes to the proposed 2027 city budget during a special session this week. Among the revisions, council members cut $700,000 fro...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Transportation is asking for public feedback on a proposed Highway 385 improvement project near the Strawberry Hill picnic area and fishing pond in La...

BEAR BUTTE, S.D. - A wildfire sparked by lightning near the top of Bear Butte is now 100 percent contained, and officials report no damage to structures. The fire, known as the Chokecherry Fire, was f...

BLACKHAWK, S.D. - The South Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash northwest of Black Hawk last week. Authorities say 44-year-old Francis Michael Bierman of Summerse...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Photographers across the Black Hills are being invited to submit their work for Afterimage, a juried exhibition exploring the connection between photography and memory. The Rapid Ci...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - Outdoor enthusiasts now have a new way to track their adventures on public lands. The U.S. Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation have launched a digital passport program...

SPEARFISH, S.D. - Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Spearfish Tuesday afternoon, and one driver had to be extricated from a heavily damaged vehicle. The crash happened shortly after ...

PORCUPINE, S.D. - A Porcupine man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for his role in a fraud scheme that cost the Oglala Sioux Tribe more than $4.7 million. Fifty-six-year-old...

SOUTH DAKOTA - Drivers across South Dakota can expect increased impaired-driving enforcement throughout September as the South Dakota Highway Patrol conducts sobriety checkpoints in 13 counties. Check...