Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

One year after South Dakota lawmakers earmarked $10 million for airport improvements, Rapid City Regional Airport has received final approval to move ahead with a major terminal expansion. The state A...

Meade County has emerged as one of South Dakota's top counties for veteran compensation, with benefits more than doubling over the past two years. According to a national report from the Department of...

Community members in Rapid City recently gathered to address pressing rural healthcare concerns, with a focus on the Rural Health Transformation Program and its impact on Indigenous tribes and healthc...

A 47-year-old Rapid City man was arrested Wednesday morning and booked into the Pennington County Jail in connection with the death of his father, 66-year-old Timothy Branch. The incident began in the...

South Dakota's graduating class of 2025 continues to outperform the national average on the ACT, with an average score of 21.0 compared to the U.S. average of 19.4. This marks the fifth consecutive ye...

Despite the ongoing government shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week, allocating $378 million for projects at Ellsworth Air Force Base...

Pennington County Auditor Cindy Mohler has announced her retirement, effective November 7, 2025, concluding more than 25 years of service to Pennington County. Her departure will leave a vacancy in th...

Airports across several states, including South Dakota, are not airing a video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the ongoing federal government shutdown. Alth...

Alphonso Bad Hand, 39, and Denna Andrews, 34, both of Rapid City, appeared in Pennington County Court Tuesday after allegedly assaulting a woman with rocks early Friday morning. Police responded to a ...

Deadwood City Commissioner Blake Joseph has taken legal action to delay a potential recall election, filing a temporary restraining order Tuesday against the city government and Finance Officer Jessic...