October 7, 2019

STURGIS, S.D. – As people remember Winter Storm Atlas that tore through the region six years ago, a potent winter storm that could bring heavy, wet snow is poised to strike Wednesday night into Thursday. Forecasters say a strong cold front and upper level system will cross the region Wednesday, bringing unseasonably cold temperatures, snowfall […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden urged politicians Monday at a South Dakota appearance to listen to indigenous people on climate change. Greta Thunberg spoke at a rally in Rapid City that attracted hundreds of people. She spoke out against the proposed path of the Keystone XL pipeline through South Dakota, […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Authorities have resumed the search for a hunter who has been missing for nearly a week in western South Dakota. A Pennington County sheriff’s spokeswoman says search and rescue workers resumed looking for 66-year-old Larry Genzlinger on Monday after taking Sunday off and searching through snow on Saturday. She says authorities […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Authorities say a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle ended in a crash at Box Elder Monday. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 16-year-old female runaway had stolen a vehicle and led authorities on a chase that ended in a crash at Interstate 90’s Exit 67. The car ended up […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. – A South Dakota native has taken command of the Navy’s newest warship. The USS Cincinnati combat ship was commissioned last week in Gulf Port, Mississippi. Jedediah Kloppel, a 1996 graduate of Spearfish High School, is the ship’s new commander. Kloppel says his highest goal when he joined the Navy was to become […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sioux Falls’ police chief says an officer-involved shooting began with a call involving an assault with a weapon. Chief Matt Burns said at a briefing Monday two officers are on administrative leave as a result of the shooting Sunday night in which the suspect was wounded. No officers were injured. Police […]

MOORCROFT, WY — The search for a missing Wyoming girl continues in northwest South Dakota. Shayna Ritthaler was last seen getting into a vehicle at the Coffee Cup in Moorcroft on October 3 around 12:36p.m. Police say that Ritthaler may now be travelling on foot in the area of Sturgis or Deadwood and may have […]

WORLAND, Wyo. (AP) – U.S. officials plan to round up hundreds of wild horses in northern Wyoming.  The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced Tuesday the roundup will happen on or around Oct. 17 in a remote area 35 miles northwest of Worland.  BLM officials say the target population is 100-230 horses but the herd […]