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EAGAN, Minn. — The Minnesota Vikings will begin training camp with their entire 15-player draft class under contract. They finalized rookie deals for first-round picks wide receiver Justin Jefferson and cornerback Jeff Gladney along with 12 others on Thursday. Seventh-round quarterback Nate Stanley signed earlier this summer. The 15 selections were the most in the […]
SPEARFISH, SD – A lost hiker who inadvertently found herself on a steep rock face in Spearfish Canyon was successfully rescued via high-angle/rope rescue Wednesday. “It was a successful outcome,” Spearfish Fire Department Division Chief Travis Ladson said, describing that safety was the priority for the hiker and the rescue personnel. He explained that the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Fire crews continue to fight a wildfire in the Black Elk Wilderness Area approximately ½ mile SE of Black Elk Peak. The fire was reported Wednesday afternoon and is estimated to be between 3-5 acres with no sufficient growth last night. Crews are constructing saw line and hand line to secure […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A man who went on a massive crime spree Tuesday morning made his initial court appearance today. Billy Robertson, 33, is charged with 13 felonies, ranging from aggravated assault to grand theft after leaving what Rapid City interim police chief Don Hedrick called one of “the largest crime scenes in Rapid […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Health reported 66 new cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths in their Thursday report. One new death was a man and one was a woman. The age range for both deaths was 80+ years-old. One was listed in Pennington County and one was listed in Lake County. Pennington […]
KEYSTONE, S.D. – For the second time this week, the highway patrol reports a motorcycle crash has killed one person in Custer County. The patrol says the latest accident happened Wednesday afternoon when a crash occurred south of Keystone. Names of the people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – Employees of a company developing an oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota are suing claiming they are owed wages and bonuses. Five former and two current employees filed the lawsuit last week against Meridian Energy Group in Texas. Five of the people suing live there. The lawsuit seeks […]
UNDATED – With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping rental prices close to 2019 levels, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best & Worst Places to Rent in America, as well as accompanying videos. To help prospective renters get the most bang for their buck, WalletHub compared more than 180 U.S. cities based […]
Buche Foods, a fourth generation family grocery store with locations throughout South Dakota, announces the purchase of the Sunshine Foods store in Al’s Oasis. The company will begin operations in the Oacoma store beginning July 28th. “This feels like coming home to me,” says President RF Buche. The family has previously operated a store in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released some preliminary findings from its investigation into the cattle markets following the Kansas plant fire last year. Their findings include a detailed look at market changes following the fire which closed the plant for four months. The Tyson beef plant closure affected 6% of the […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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