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RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 15000 block of East Highway 44, Caputa Friday morning. First arriving Firefighters found a free burning fire, with a moderate to heavy smoke condition, in the interior and roof assembly of a detached garage and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid Valley Elementary School was evacuated because of a bomb threat this (Friday) afternoon. The Pennington County Sheriff’s office says children and staff left the building and a staging area was set up for families to reunite with students at the Rapid Valley Sanitary District, 4612 Teak Drive. The Pennington […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash approximately five miles north of Rapid City. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2018 GMC Yukon Denali was southbound on Haines Ave near the intersection with Hale Place when it crossed the […]
LOWER BRULE – A county commissioner in South Dakota will resign and be replaced by a Native American tribal member as the result of a voting rights lawsuit. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe filed the lawsuit against Lyman County in May. Much of the tribe’s reservation is within the county, on the western bank of […]
RAPID CITY, SD – After the leader of the state’s university system announced “process improvements” in response to controversy about a recent drag show, critics denounced the handling of the show and a state senator pledged legislation to address it. The show took place Nov. 16 at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Some commenters […]
RAPID CITY, SD – Anglers and water users are criticizing a Black Hills dam’s government managers for a lack of communication about sudden low-water flows threatening downstream fish and domestic water supplies. Rapid Creek flows dropped from 40 to 12 cubic feet per second on Nov. 30. That imperiled brown trout spawning, which occurs during the fall, and […]
URBANDALE, IA – Pork producers will save some money with a reduced checkoff rate, but it means fewer dollars for the program to utilize. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is cutting the Pork Checkoff assessment rate by 5 cents per $100 of the market value of all pigs sold in the […]
BROOKINGS, SD – With any approaching new year, there are grand plans of going to the gym, drinking less, and eating more vegetables. And while those are great goals, they mean little and might not get accomplished if there isn’t a plan behind them. The same can be said of your operation or business. Maybe […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) says that a traffic configuration switch is scheduled to take place on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, on the Interstate 90 reconstruction project from exit 40 to exit 37, near Sturgis. Westbound lane closures will be removed and both lanes of traffic will be open. Exit […]
LAS VEGAS – The victory train that is Stetson Wright is unstoppable. In Round 8, the Milford, Utah cowboy won his first saddle bronc riding round and added his third bull riding round win Thursday before 17,506 spectators at the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge at the Thomas & Mack Center. […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]