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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Southwest Middle and North Middle Schools in Rapid City are starting a new electronic hall pass project. The electronic hall pass involves a student sending a request from their computer to their teachers’ computers. The Rapid City Area School District says by transitioning from traditional hall passes, they can provide real-time […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Voters in Sturgis gave a resounding ‘no’ to a contract the city of Sturgis had planned to sign with A.M.A. Racing to hold a special flat track race the last day at this year’s rally. In unofficial results released from Tuesday’s election, 1,032 voters rejected the council’s vote to have the council […]

UNDATED – Unofficial results from area races for the 2024 Municipal Election. We will add results to this story as we receive them: DEADWOOD: Race for City Commission. Winning two open seats are Blake Joseph with 178 votes and Sharon Martinisko with 175. Todd Weber finished with 162 votes. LEAD – In a race for […]

STURGIS, S.D. – With races in three of four city wards and two petitions on the ballot, voter turnout for the Sturgis Municipal Election reached just under 30-percent. The City of Sturgis reported as of Tuesday, there were 5,222 registered voters in Sturgis. The total vote count in Tuesday’s 2024 Sturgis Municipal Election was 1,480 […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City fire crews were dispatched to a structure fire in the 100 block of Waterloo Street on Sunday for smoke coming out of multiple garages. Once crews arrived, smoke and fire could be seen coming from the detached multi-car garage. Crews were able to locate the fire in a vehicle […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say there were no serious injuries following a dramatic multi-vehicle crash at the intersection of Fairmont Blvd and Cambell Street Tuesday afternoon. RCPD Information Officer Brendyn Medina says a vehicle traveling southbound on Cambell Street ran a red light and struck another vehicle who had the right of […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man was in court Monday, related to a February shooting at the Family Dollar in North Rapid City that left one man dead. Derrek Brave Heart is facing four charges that allege similar crimes: one charge for second-degree murder and three variations of manslaughter in the first degree. […]

UNDATED – For years, South Dakota has lagged well behind other U.S. states for production of solar power, but the launch of two large solar farms and availability of new tax incentives are creating hope the state may soon see a hotter market for solar. Drivers on Interstate 90 east of Rapid City can look […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police arrested a man wanted on outstanding warrants following a standoff Saturday. Police says 52-year-old James Norris Jr. had barricaded himself in a room at the Super 8 Motel on Mount Rushmore Road and Cleveland Street. When initial contact with Norris Jr. was made, he advised law enforcement that […]

WATERTOWN, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 53-year-old male suffered fatal injuries in a single vehicle crash Saturday evening near Watertown, SD. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver a 2016 Chrysler 300S was traveling westbound on 164th Street near […]