Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

A nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, officially took effect Friday, May 1, according to South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley. As part of t...

The Spearfish City Council is expected to vote Monday on creating a new Tax Increment Finance District to support a proposed 98-unit apartment complex, The Pines at Elkhorn Ridge, near Peaceful Pines ...

Families in Rapid City can take part in a free water safety event as the YMCA of the Black Hills hosts a Safety Around Water program on May 9. The event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Rapid...

A campaign group has launched a referendum to repeal a new South Dakota law that directs revenue from an expiring sales tax cut toward property tax relief for homeowners. Senate Bill 245 would use an ...

Emergency crews responded to a singleaircraft incident at the airport shortly after 2 p.m., yesterday. Responders located the aircraft in a nearby field. No injuries or fire was reported. Rapid City F...

A Spearfish man was killed early Thursday morning in a singlevehicle crash involving construction equipment, according to the Spearfish Police Department. Police say officers were notified of the cras...

More than 70% of South Dakota remains abnormally dry or in drought, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday. While overall conditions improved slightly following rains, about 50...

South Dakota is trending ahead of its revenue projections as the fiscal year nears its end, according to the Legislature's chief budget analyst. Jeff Mehlhaff of the Legislative Research Council told ...

Rapid City's remote yard waste disposal sites will open for the season. Residents can drop off yard waste at Fitzgerald Stadium (2721 Canyon Lake Drive) and the Nickel Street site (1117 Nickel St.), b...

The Luke Birch trial continued this week as a Pennington County jury watched video of police interviews showing Luke Birch's account of his best friend, McGarland "Mack" Walker VI, shift as questionin...