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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Abnormally dry conditions and a persistent risk of summer wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota make the fireworks display planned for July 3 at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial an unnecessary, potentially devastating and expensive event, according to one fire expert with intimate knowledge of the region. Bill Gabbert, […]
LEAD, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation is proposing to close a segment of the ditch along U.S. Highway 385 in Lawrence County to off-road vehicles. The area being considered for closure is in the west ditch on Highway 385 from Hideaway Lane to Nemo Road. The request for closure is being made […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The number of active cases and the number of hospitalizations were both down in the latest COVID-19 report released by the South Dakota Department of Health Thursday. However, four counties reported a COVID-19 related death. They include Pennington, Brown, Union and Minnehaha. The victims include one in the 40-49 year age group […]
MILES CITY, Mont. – The Rapid City Post 320 Stars wrapped up a three game series with the Miles City Outlaws Wednesday as they split a double-header. In game one, the Stars picked up a 6-2 victory as Wyatt Hunt helped lead Post 320 with two hits and an R.B.I. In the second game, the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator John Thune calls defunding police departments an “outlandish idea.” In a speech on the U.S. Senate floor, Thune addresses the growing movement to deeply cut police funding or completely abolish police departments. “The idea that any city can exist without a police force is so absurd that it is difficult to […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]