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RAPID CITY, S.D. – A man who was shot by a federal agent during a December pursuit is charged with assaulting five officers with his car. Uriah Lafferty was indicted this week on five counts in connection with the Dec. 19 incident near Hermosa. Lafferty is accused of assaulting a U.S. Marshal, a Highway Patrol […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she has “concerns” about a bill in the House that would make it illegal for physicians to administer gender-change treatments to children under 16. The Republican governor has declined to offer full support or disapproval. The bill would allow for physicians who perform surgeries, administer hormone […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Three people are safe after being stranded for several hours in a remote area of Pennington County. At around 8 pm, January 23, 2020, a spouse called to report her husband should have returned from the area of Ditch Creek Road and Six Mile Road. The man suffered from a medical […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – According to statistics released recently by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, the December 2019 gaming handle showed a 5.21 percent increase, with slot machine handle increasing by 5.98 percent when compared to December 2018. The table game handle was down by 3.78 percent when compared to 2018 December’s table game numbers. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – State and county officials are closely monitoring a second natural gas drilling operation doing business in South Dakota after not receiving tax payments from the company in two years. Harding County Auditor Kathy Glines (Ga-LINES) confirmed to the South Dakota Broadcasters Association that her office is working with a second company having […]
PIERRE, S.D. –South Dakota’s tourism industry has grown again for the tenth straight year, reaching a record level of visitors, visitor spending and impact on the state’s economy. According to the annual study done by Tourism Economics, South Dakota welcomed 14.5 million visitors, an increase of 3.1%. This is the highest growth percentage the state […]
BILLINGS, Mont. – An autopsy has found that a 16-year-old girl who went missing from an Interstate 90 rest stop on New Year’s Day died of hypothermia. The body of Selena Not Afraid was found about a mile southwest of the rest stop on Monday. Witnesses reported seeing her walking into a field after a […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota officials are planning to make suicide prevention programs available across the state. Officials say they have seen a 40% rise in suicides in the last decade. The rate is especially acute in rural areas and Native American communities. Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration detailed plans on Thursday to make suicide prevention […]
UNDATED – In wrestling action Thursday, Douglas picked up two victories at its home triangular. The Patriots defeated St Thomas More 48-29 and dropped Red Cloud 48-15. In other action at the triangular, Hill City earned a 45-36 win over Douglas. Elsewhere, Rapid City Stevens got a 63-10 dual victory over Custer. The Raiders won […]
GILLETTE, Wyo. – The Sturgis Scooper wrestling team picked up two dual victories Thursday in Gillette. The Scoopers defeated Thunder Basin 39-33 and rolled over Campbell County 74-6. Here are final results: Sturgis vs.Thunder Basin 106 Evan Osborn – W – Fall 113 Kaden Olson – W – Dec 120 Kelton Olson – W – […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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