Category Archives: Local/State Headlines
DEA Warns Parents About Drug Dealers Targeting Youth Through Social Media
RAPID CITY, S.D. - As students head back to school, the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning parents that drug traffickers are increasingly using social media platforms and messaging apps to rea...
Aug 24, 2026
Monument Health Opens Region's First Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Monument Health has opened a new Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Rapid City Hospital, giving patients in western South Dakota and eastern Wyoming access to specialized epilepsy care clo...
Aug 24, 2026
Lightning-Sparked Wildfire Quickly Contained Near Reptile Gardens
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Firefighters quickly extinguished a small wildfire Sunday afternoon in the Spring Creek drainage area behind Reptile Gardens south of Rapid City. The Rockerville Volunteer Fire Depa...
Aug 24, 2026
Large Hail and Damaging Winds Reported Across Western South Dakota
PRAIRIE CITY, S.D. - Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to parts of western South Dakota Sunday, with the heaviest impacts reported in Perkins, Harding and Custer counties. In ...
Aug 24, 2026
Pine Ridge Man Convicted in Federal Meth Distribution Conspiracy Case
PINE RIDGE, S.D - A Pine Ridge man has been convicted on a federal drug trafficking charge following a three-day trial in Rapid City. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Clayton High Wolf Jr. was foun...
Aug 24, 2026
Road Construction Continues Across Rapid City Area as Drivers Face Delays
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Drivers in the Rapid City area should prepare for several road projects and traffic impacts over the next few weeks, including lane closures on West Main Street, ongoing work near P...
Aug 24, 2026
State Advances Black Hills Uranium Mine Review, Drilling Proposal Remains Delayed
EDGEMONT, S.D. - A proposed uranium mine in the southern Black Hills has taken a step forward in the state permitting process, while a separate uranium exploration project remains on hold. The South D...
Aug 24, 2026
South Dakota Lawmaker Pleads to Misdemeanor in Butte County Road Damage Case
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. - A western South Dakota lawmaker has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge in a Butte County road damage case. State Representative Travis Ismay of Newell was originally char...
Aug 24, 2026
Public Meetings Planned on Proposed Western South Dakota Court Merger
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota's Unified Judicial System is seeking public input on a proposal that could combine the administrative operations of the Fourth and Seventh Judicial Circuits in western Sout...
Aug 24, 2026
Union County 4-H Member Selected for National Livestock Competition
UNION COUNTY - A Union County 4-H member is preparing to represent South Dakota at one of the nation's premier livestock events. Carley Crist of Wakonda has been selected to join South Dakota's delega...
Aug 24, 2026
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Rapid City, SD, USA
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