Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

The owner of a horse found dead near Pactola Reservoir is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identification of the person or persons responsible. According to the Pennington Coun...

The Rapid City Transit System recorded more than 25,000 passenger trips in September, marking the second-highest September ridership total in the past six years. A key contributor to the increase was ...

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has identified the driver killed in a single-vehicle crash earlier this month as 70-year-old Anthony Arthur Grenstiner of Sturgis. Grenstiner died on Octob...

A Pennington County jury has found 24-year-old Ezekiel Mayweather guilty of aiding and abetting first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death of Esther Wolfe. Wolfe was...

Pennington County Deputies responded to a report from the owners of a horse found deceased near McCurdy Gulch Road, close to Pactola Reservoir shortly after 9 am yesterday. Preliminary findings sugges...

On September 24, 2025, the Pennington County Sheriff's Office carried out alcohol compliance checks at 11 licensed establishments in Wall and New Underwood. These checks are part of ongoing efforts to...

Officials have released additional information on a fire that broke out in Summerset on Wednesday The Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department responded to the structure fire in the 6000 block of Polk Str...

Secretary of Corrections Kellie Wasko announced a major milestone with the number of in-state parole absconders dropping from 486 to just 97 as of October 1. The Department of Corrections (DOC) launch...

The trial of Ezekiel Mayweather has reached its final stage, with the jury now deliberating his fate. The 24-year-old faces charges of aiding and abetting, as well as conspiracy to commit first-degree...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that the trial of Joseph Hoek, charged in the 2024 killing of Moody County Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok, will be relocated to Pennington County follo...