Category Archives: Local/State Headlines
Governor Rhoden Endorses School Choice Plan to Expand Learning Options
Governor Larry Rhoden announced South Dakota will join President Donald J. Trump's school choice initiative, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The program allows individuals to donate up to $1,700 t...
Jim Kallas Nov 17, 2025
WAPA Blames External Voltage Surge for Widespread Outage
The widespread power outage that affected over 100,000 residents and businesses across western South Dakota and central Wyoming Thursday remains under investigation. The Western Area Power Administrat...
Jim Kallas Nov 17, 2025
Protect Piedmont's Future to Host Public Forum on Proposed Limestone Mine
The local group opposing a planned 300-acre limestone mine near Piedmont, will hold a public Q&A forum at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, at Elk Creek Lodge. Protect Piedmont's Future announced State...
Jim Kallas Nov 17, 2025
Spearfish Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Child Pornography Possession
A 38-year-old Spearfish man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to 13 counts of possessing child pornography. James Allen Frank will serve four years at the South Dak...
Jim Kallas Nov 17, 2025
South Dakota's Diverse Economy Aids Recovery, But Risks Remain, Experts Say
South Dakota's economy faced a 3.1% contraction in the first part of the year due to trade disruptions and low commodity prices, but rebounded with a 5.2% surge in the second quarter, thanks to federa...
Jim Kallas Nov 17, 2025
South Dakota Lawmakers Back Oversight Bills Targeting Governor's Spending Powers
A legislative committee in South Dakota has endorsed a bill to limit the governor's sole control over the Future Fund, a pool of economic development money. The move follows criticism of former Gov. K...
Jim Kallas Nov 17, 2025
One Dead In Crash Near Spearfish
An 82-year-old man from Arizona died in a single-vehicle crash in Spearfish, South Dakota. The man was driving north in a construction zone on US Highway 85 when he lost control of his pick-up truck, ...
Jim Kallas Nov 13, 2025
Thousands Lose Power Across South Dakota and Wyoming Amid Widespread Outage
A massive power outage swept across western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming on Thursday, November 13, leaving tens of thousands of residents without electricity and disrupting transportation, sc...
Jim Kallas Nov 13, 2025
Rapid City Committee Tables Cannabis Ordinance
The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee voted Wednesday to table a proposed ordinance that would have reduced the number of medical cannabis dispensary licenses from 15 to five and allowed the City...
Jim Kallas Nov 13, 2025
Insanity Trial Begins for Man Convicted in Memorial Park Drowning
Following his conviction for second-degree murder, Walter Mousseau Jr., 30, of Pine Ridge, is now undergoing a separate trial to determine if he was legally insane at the time of the July 4, 2022 drow...
Jim Kallas Nov 13, 2025
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