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A group of Rapid City residents are pushing to allow backyard chickens in neighborhoods where they're currently banned. An ordinance supported by Rapid City Hens would permit up to six hens per househ...

South Dakota retirement officials said Wednesday that if current investment trends hold, retirees could see a cost-of-living adjustment in July 2027 similar to the 1.56% increase scheduled for this Ju...

Authorities have identified the man killed in a four-vehicle crash near Deadwood Friday as Robert Allen Erickson, who was driving a 2019 Chevrolet Suburban. Preliminary crash information indicates Eri...

A semi-truck crash has led to a lane closure on Highway 16. A call was made around 1:53 this morning about a semi-truck crashing through guardrails while going northbound on US 16. Highway patrol has ...

Rapid City's population is estimated to have grown to 86,484 in 2025, marking a 1.83 percent increase from the 2024 estimate of 84,930, according to figures compiled by the city's Long Range Planning ...

A twomile stretch of U.S. Highway 16A in Custer State Park that has been closed for construction will reopen to traffic beginning Friday, April 3, 2026, according to project officials. With the reopen...

Rapid City Parks and Recreation will open two park restroom facilities on Wednesday as seasonal amenities begin to come online. Restrooms at the Parkview Tennis Courts and the Sioux Park playground wi...

Rapid City has been designated a 2026 Trail Town by the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), a national recognition of the community's commitment to developing and maintaining trail sy...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is joining 40 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which would classify xylazine as a federally controlled...

Rapid City will implement water conservation measures beginning April 1, after officials moved the Pactola Reservoir storage condition from normal to concern because of low water levels and dry condit...