Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

Law enforcement agencies searched parts of Meade County Thursday for a wanted parolee suspected of burglary and armed robbery, before calling off the ground search later that night. The search began a...

Two Rapid City men were arrested early April 23 after police linked them to two burglaries involving smashed windows at local businesses. Police first responded around 12:25 a.m. to an alarm and broke...

Much of South Dakota remains under drought conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday. The weekly report shows just over 70 percent of the state is experiencing drought...

Residents evacuated from their homes due to the Murphy Fire near Hermosa were allowed to return before noon Thursday as firefighters made progress containing the rapidly growing wildfire. Forward prog...

Three people have been sentenced in federal court for separate gun-related crimes linked to incidents in Rapid City, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Oscar OrtizRomero, 34, a Mexican national,...

The legal fight over the lease used at the Vivos xPoint survivalist bunker complex south of Edgemont will continue after the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled the lease is not illegal simply because it...

Sheriff Brian Mueller told Pennington County county commissioners that the county has been awarded a $615,000 grant from the South Dakota Opioid Advisory Committee. Mueller said the funds, issued thro...

Fireworks are still planned for the Freedom 250 event on July 3, but organizers say dry conditions in the Black Hills could prompt changes. Travel South Dakota Secretary Wanda Goodman said officials a...

Fire crews from multiple agencies are actively battling a wildfire burning northwest of Hermosa after it was reported shortly after midnight Thursday. State, federal and local resources are engaged in...

Absentee voting in Pennington County will begin at 7 a.m. Thursday, April 23, 2026, the county Auditor's Office announced. Voters may cast absentee ballots in person at the Pennington County Auditor's...