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RAPID CITY, S.D.— Two men and one woman from Rapid City, along with one Colorado woman were sentenced Wednesday for drug conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of South Dakota. Mark Bond, 59, was sentenced to more than 26 years, Todd Pape, 61 was sentenced to 25 years and Kaylee Heppner, 37, was […]
LEAD, S.D. – Gold production was up and silver production was way up last year at South Dakota’s only active large-scale gold mine, according to new numbers reviewed Thursday by a state board. Chicago-based Coeur Mining owns the Wharf Mine, near Terry Peak and the city of Lead in the northern Black Hills. Gold production at the […]
STURGIS, S.D. – South Dakota tourism officials say the industry continues to rebound after the pandemic. That’s according to an economic impact report from the 2023 travel season. Christopher Pike is the Tourism Economics’ Director of Impact Studies. He said the report proves the resiliency of the state’ tourism industry. “People want to travel. Even […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD— AARP South Dakota is excited to congratulate our 2024 South Dakota Grandparent Essay Award Winner, Paisly Kading, a fifth grader from Rapid City. Paisly was recognized this week at the South Dakota Retired School Personnel (SDRSP) Convention held in Watertown, S.D. She wrote her winning essay, The Kindest Heart, about her late […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says they, with cooperation from the U.S. Marshal’s Service, arrested a wanted fugitive out of the state of Nevada earlier today. Meade County Chief Deputy James Johns says Robert McHale, of Las Vegas, was considered armed and dangerous by Nevada authorities and was on parole for Attempted […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Commission this week approved consideration of their new comprehensive plan. The plan serves as a long-range guiding document for growth and development in the county. It aims to address a variety of challenges and opportunities as the county continues to grow. While the plan doesn’t serve as a regulating […]
PINE RIDGE, S.D. — A man who spent more than a decade working with kids on the Pine Ridge Reservation is headed to federal prison for 15 years for sex trafficking. Gordon Weston, 57, was employed as the Activities Coordinator at the Emergency Youth Shelter in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, from 2009 to 2021. Weston […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a team led by the Center for Advancement of Math and Science Education (CAMSE) at Black Hills State University roughly $8 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-CORE RII) to enhance […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said there’s no evidence of criminal wrongdoing by a political action committee opposing an abortion ballot question after hundreds of South Dakotans say they received calls from someone claiming to be a “volunteer from the Secretary of State’s (SOS) office” questioning why they signed the “Restore […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man arrested over the weekend for first-degree murder and first-degree robbery did not attend his scheduled initial appearance in court Tuesday. 35-year-old Cole Younger was unable to attend today’s initial appearance because of what officials called “substance use”. However, it was unclear what substance was used or when. Younger is […]
James (Jim) Edward Johnson passed on May 1, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born to James […]
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