Category Archives: Local/State Headlines

A 32yearold Rapid City man has been sentenced to 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault. Trevon Spotted Eagle entered guilty pleas in February. At sentencin...

A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for aggravated assault following an armed incident at a grocery store. Talisse Fighting Bear pleaded guilty in February to one count of aggr...

The South Dakota House failed Monday to override Gov. Larry Rhoden's vetoes of two bills. A cultivated-protein restriction and a home care licensing measure both fell short of the two-thirds vote requ...

Two people charged in the death of 43yearold Randall Lonehill pleaded not guilty Monday, March 30, in Pennington County Court. Celeste Conquering Bear, 30, and Artie Black Bear, 41, entered their plea...

A Martin man has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a vehicular assault that seriously injured an elderly man on the Pi...

The Joint Committee on Appropriations advanced four letters of intent Monday-Veto Day and the final day of the 2026 legislative session-outlining lawmakers' expectations for state agencies on food ass...

Governor Larry Rhoden will host the 2026 Governor's Ag Summit in Pierre on June 25-26 . The annual event brings the state's farmers, ranchers, and agricultural leaders to gather connect, learn, and ce...

The South Dakota Board of Regents has named Dr. John R. Ballard the next president of Dakota State University. Ballard currently leads the National Intelligence University, where he oversaw technology...

A Red Flag Warning will be in effect from noon MDT 8 p.m. MDT) for much of western South Dakota and portions of northeast Wyoming, as dangerous fire weather conditions are expected. According to the N...

South Dakota lawmakers will return to the Capitol today for the 38th and final day of the 2026 legislative session, where they will consider two gubernatorial vetoes and resolve one remaining funding ...