Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Dozens gathered Monday to oppose a proposed uranium drilling project in the southern Black Hills as a state permit hearing began. Opponents raised concerns about potential groundwater contamination an...

A juvenile male was detained May 16 after a stolen vehicle pursuit ended with a crash into Rapid Creek, police said. An officer spotted a silver SUV around 10:50 p.m. that matched the description of a...

A Rapid City man was arrested late May 17 after police say he broke into a business and fled on foot with stolen items. Officers responded around 11:35 p.m. to 2700 E. Highway 44 after receiving a rep...

Police are investigating a vehicle burglary reported May 16 in which a loaded firearm was stolen from a parked truck. Officers were called to a residence in the 2200 block of Philadelphia Street aroun...

A Box Elder man was arrested late May 15 after a reported confrontational encounter led police to discover a stolen firearm and open alcohol containers in a vehicle. Officers were dispatched around 10...

A Rapid City woman died following a two-vehicle crash Thursday on U.S. Highway 16 about six miles west of Rapid City. Preliminary information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol indicates a 1996 Toyo...

A Rapid City man who fired multiple shots at a group of teenagers outside Scheels in March 2025 has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Connor Allen, now 18, was 17 at the time of the incident. A...

A Pennington County man convicted of sexually abusing a child has been sentenced to prison. Treon Middletent, 47, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years on each of three counts of sexual contact with a ch...

Firefighters contained a structure fire that escalated to two alarms in the Hayward area of rural Pennington County Friday afternoon. The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to a call around 3:15pm...

Rapid City police made two arrests in separate incidents Thursday evening. Officers first responded around 6:40 p.m. to a parking lot in the 1000 block of East Saint Patrick Street after reports of a ...