October 15, 2019

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Police in Rapid City say an altercation between a few people resulted in the display of a gun. Police were called to the Budget Inn Motel Tuesday afternoon for a report of a person threatening others with a gun. Police spokesman Brendyn Medina says 19-year-old Anthony Byrd of Rapid City allegedly […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Internal Revenue Service has hit Pennington County with more than $87,000 in penalties for mishandling payroll taxes. According to Pennington County Auditor Cindy Mohler, the IRS looked through taxes from the last three years and discovered the county wasn’t taxing mid month paychecks at the proper rate. The county is […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Black Hills State University held its first annual BHSU Day in Sturgis Tuesday. BHSU Interim President Laurie Nichols, along with representatives from BHSU, made a visit to Sturgis Brown High School to discuss educational opportunities. Nichols says the visit was beneficial for students and the school. “We were able to meet with […]

BOX ELDER, S.D. – A threat on social media put all Douglas School buildings on secure status Tuesday morning. According to the Douglas School District’s Facebook page, all district buildings were placed on “secure status” due to an alleged threat at the high school. “A student had reported that they got a threat from an […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota sheriff overseeing the investigation into the killing of a Wyoming teen says detectives are still trying to find out how she met the 17-year-old charged with shooting her in his basement. Meade County Sheriff Ron Merwin said Tuesday that 16-year-old Shayna Ritthaler was shot once in the head […]

  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Organizations that help feed hungry South Dakotans are concerned their supplies will run short this holiday season unless individuals and civic groups step forward to help. The group Feeding South Dakota has encouraged earlier-than-usual food drives because unexpected events, particularly weather-related emergencies, have nearly depleted the state’s food-drive inventory. In July, said […]

RAPID CITY, SD —The rate of suicide among U.S. veterans and soldiers continued to climb.  An estimated 20+ veterans and 1 active duty soldier succumb to suicide every day.  The U.S. suicide rate is now 33% higher than it was in 1999 and the suicide rate for veterans is 50% greater than their civilian counterparts.  […]