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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Blaming a rise in thefts and fights breaking out, Uptown Rapid Mall has enacted a new policy banning individuals under the age of 18 from the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place early this morning. Police say they were dispatched to the 1200 block of E. St. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says a female was killed in a U.T.V. crash that happened Monday night. Chief Deputy James Johns says they were dispatched to […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man is being charged with second-degree murder or possibly first-degree manslaughter related to the fatal shooting of Johnathan Odom. The shooting occurred on […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council after meeting in executive session voted to accept the petitions seeking to send a proposed flat track race to a public vote. Upon […]
MITCHELL, S.D. – Standing next to a row of bookcases in the Mitchell High School library, South Dakota’s lieutenant governor was asked about taking the reins of state government. It’s […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill to allow signers of ballot initiative petitions to revoke their signatures — a move opponents decry as a […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – If casino operators in Deadwood could conjure the ideal target audience for their sports betting operations, Lance Chapdelaine and his buddies from Colorado would be the proverbial […]
BOX ELDER, S.D. – A 22-year-old western South Dakota man is behind bars facing child porn and sexual exploitation charges. Taylor Bloomgren, Box Elder, S.D., has been federally indicted on […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – On Thursday, March 21, 2024, a bridge replacement project is scheduled to begin at Anamosa Street over Interstate 190 in Rapid City. This project consists of […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Volunteers with Black Hills Back Country Horsemen and the Bureau of Land Management team up this week to begin the cleanup of the Alkali Creek Horse Camp […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The City of Sturgis has received petitions seeking to refer to the voters of Sturgis the Sturgis City Council’s decision to sign the Spirit of Sturgis TT […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Pennington County Commissioner is sounding off on a mailer from Texas that says he is working to ban citizen self-defense. Lloyd LaCroix, Chairman of the […]
LEAD, S.D. – A domestic incident in Lead Wednesday led to the temporary lockdown of the Lead Middle and High School. Police say they responded to E. Summit Street in […]
MITCHELL, S.D. – Governor Noem made a stop in Mitchell on Wednesday for a bill signing and townhall. In a Mitchell Senior High School library packed with constituents, teachers, students, […]
FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Sioux Falls man charged in the death of a deputy who was struck while putting out […]
VOLIN, S.D. – A motorcyclist suffered fatal injuries yesterday in a two-vehicle crash near Volin, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification of family […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police are investigating a robbery at a casino that took place Tuesday afternoon. Police responded to the establishment at 1565 Haines Avenue where an […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A video tutorial detailing how to renew your South Dakota driver license from the comfort of your home is now available online on the Department of Public […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The suspect in a fatal shooting that took place last week made his initial court appearance Tuesday. Luke Birch, 21, was arrested Saturday and charged with […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – The Lawrence County Commission has rejected a petition that sought to ban the use of electronic devices in elections. The commission said it would be a violation […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem posted an infomercial-style video on X Monday night lavishing praise on a team of cosmetic dentists outside her state for giving […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The city of Sturgis says the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department will remove approximately 800 cubic meters of sediment from the Lions Club Pond. Sturgis […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade 46-1 School Board met Monday night for their March meeting. On the agenda was the project bid proposal for the Sturgis Brown High School parking […]
MILLER, S.D. – After multiple days of searching, 17-year-old Wyatt Rowland has been found deceased. Hand County Sheriff Shane Croeni gave an update at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fire […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Nearly 5,600 pounds of meat have been donated to Feeding South Dakota as a result of this winter’s annual City deer harvest. Nearly 55,000 pounds of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The county officials who administer elections in South Dakota don’t consider hand counting to be an effective or efficient method of tabulating votes. That’s the result […]
Most of the county officials who administer elections in South Dakota don’t consider hand counting to be an effective or efficient method of tabulating votes. That’s the result of a […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police have identified the victim in last week’s shooting in the 4500 block of Candlewood Place. Authorities Monday say 24-year-old McGarland Walker was found […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man was found guilty Friday on both counts of first-degree murder and second-degree rape. A jury found James Jumping Eagle guilty following a […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A former South Dakota insurance salesman is now facing federal charges. Gary King of Cypress Risk Management is accused of collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say a man was found deceased following a shooting that occurred in the 4500 block of Candlewood Place. Police report they were called […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — With little dissent, the South Dakota Legislature passed a $7.3 billion Fiscal Year 2025 budget today. HB1259 passed the Senate 32 to 2 and the House […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Years of debate about a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline came to a head this week at the state Capitol as lawmakers passed three bills intended to strengthen […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – US Highway 385 is a main route between Custer and Deadwood and is one of most highly traveled roads in the Black Hills. Highway 385 is […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Rapid City man admits bringing enough fentanyl into western South Dakota to kill hundreds of thousands of people, if not millions. 37-year-old Cory Croyle has […]
ROCKERVILLE, S.D. — Firefighters from multiple departments were called to help battle a number of fires south of Rapid City along Highway 79 Wednesday. According to the Rockerville Volunteer Fire […]
Shameful City Council Meeting in Sturgis A KBHB Editorial by Dean Kinney (We’ve been asked many times about a text copy of the Editorial from Tuesday, March 5. The script […]
PIERRE – Legislation intended to inhibit efforts to put measures on the 2024 election ballot sailed through the Senate Monday afternoon, sending it to the Governor for final approval. House […]
RAPID CITY – Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell has secured a space for its new nursing program at a Monument Health location in Rapid City. The Rapid City program will […]
CUSTER, S.D. – Pre-construction activities are starting for the U.S. Highway 385 reconstruction project. Contractors are in the process of preparing detours, relocating utilities, and completing tree removal. Phase one […]
The following is a KBHB Editorial regarding the City Council Meeting last night in Sturgis.
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Council Monday night selected councilor Angela Wilkerson to serve out the remainder of former Mayor Mark Carstensen’s term. Wilkerson was one of seven initial candidates […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man arrested in connection with the shooting death of Esther Wolfe of Rapid City has had his $750,000 bond revoked. Pennington County State’s Attorney Lara […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The current crisis in the E.M.S. system was on display Sunday during a new documentary that was shown at the Sturgis Community Center. The documentary, titled “Honorable […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The assertion that election officials are not being threatened or intimidated in South Dakota helped derail legislation last week at the Capitol in Pierre that would have […]
STURGIS, S.D. – A Sturgis man charged with two felonies pleaded not guilty this past week in a Lawrence County courtroom. Charles Chase John Kaiser, 35, was indicted in December […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 700 block of Diamond Ridge Blvd. Sunday afternoon. Fire crews responded around 12:30 to the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Fire crews were busy battling blazes in near Red Flag Warning conditions Sunday. Pennington County Fire says the Doty Fire Department quickly corralled a fire that burned […]
Hughes County, S.D.- A pedestrian suffered fatal injuries this morning in a single vehicle crash in Pierre, SD. The names of the persons involved have not been released pending notification […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Fourth Circuit Judge Michael Day Friday issued a writ of mandamus which essentially orders the city of Sturgis to comply with its duty to schedule an election […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Two very similar bills, SB 97 and 98, found two very different results in the statehouse. The only difference – the age of the victim. Senate Bill […]
PIERRE, S.D. – — Officials are urging South Dakotans to stay diligent as critical fire danger threatens the state into the weekend. The lack of typical snow this time of […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man involved in a shootout with law enforcement at last year’s Sturgis Rally appeared in court Wednesday to address part two information, which would enhance […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Seven people have applied to fill the seat vacated when Sturgis Mayor Mark Carstensen resigned earlier this month. The applicants are Council members Tony Dargatz, Aaron Jordan […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the 4500 block of South Canyon Road Thursday at 4:30 p.m., following a passerby’s report […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man who was originally arrested as an accessory to the murder of Esther Wolfe may have had a more active role in the killing than […]
BOX ELDER, S.D. – A suspect calling law enforcement stating he wanted to commit suicide and specifically “suicide by cop” brought the BEPD (Box Elder Police Department) on scene within […]
PIERRE, S.D. — It’s been 41 years since two South Dakota counties combined. And for longer than that, there are lawmakers and academics have thought more counties should merge. This […]
SPEARFISH, SD – The Spearfish Municipal Election will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9th at the Senior Citizen’s Center, located at 1306 North 10th […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Senators voted to approve over a quarter of a billion dollars in state funds to plan and construct a new men’s prison this afternoon (Tuesday). On […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Bob Zeidman has visited South Dakota just once in his lifetime. He could be $5 million richer because of it. The computer forensics expert attended a […]
WATERTOWN, S.D. – It’s taken years, but the trial in the death of a South Dakota woman is finally underway at the Codington County Courthouse. Jeremiah Peacemaker is accused of […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The group sponsoring a constitutional amendment will likely file a lawsuit if legislators pass a bill allowing petitioners to withdraw signatures that have already been certified […]
PIERRE, S.D. — “P!nk” the singer is coming to Sioux Falls–and pink the color may be coming to a sporting goods store near you. Today (Monday), the Senate unanimously passed […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Millions of dollars in unclaimed property are received by the state each year. To Republican Rep. Tony Venhuizen, it’s time the state Legislature had more oversight over […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – On Monday, a man accused of being involved in last week’s fatal shooting made his initial appearance in court. Ezekiel Mayweather, 24, was charged with aiding […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City resident has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for the shooting and killing of Myron Blaine Pourier at the Grand Gateway Hotel […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police are investigating a body found in a culvert on North LaCrosse Street Monday. Police say the body was found in a culvert that […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter on Monday in the death of his sister. On Sept. 22, 2022, 29-year-old Nicklaus Houchin […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Area fire crews were on alert today as critical fire weather conditions enveloped the area. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning today due […]
BUFFALO, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 24-year-old man has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash earlier this month in Harding County. The patrol says […]
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.— Two Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) B-1B Lancers arrived at Luleå-Kallax Air Base in Sweden on Friday for a bomber task force deployment. The bomber […]
STURGIS, S.D. – It’s election season and that means candidates are likely to place signs throughout the community. The city of Sturgis reminds candidates that they have regulations on signage. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis Police and the Meade County Sheriff’s Office have located a suspect wanted in connection with an assault Sunday night. In a social media post, Police reported […]
STURGIS, S.D. – A robust group of candidates have thrown their hats in the ring for four seats open on the Sturgis City Council. The deadline for filing nominating petitions […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Police in Rapid City have released surveillance video of a suspect seen running from the scene in Wednesday night’s fatal shooting. Police say the video captures […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The woman who was killed in Wednesday night’s shooting has been identified as 25-year-old Esther Wolfe of Rapid City. Wolfe was shot shortly before 7 p.m. […]
RAID CITY, S.D. – The man charged in the death of a woman in her home earlier this week will remain in jail with no bond. Brent Kertzman was in […]
STURGIS, S.D. – A local social media group that bills itself ‘Sturgis Citizens for Change’ announced it is circulating a petition to send this week’s city council vote for a […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Members of the legislature from Box Elder and Rapid City made an impassioned plea this morning (Thursday) for $5 million in state funding to help the […]
PENNINGTON COUNTY, S.D. – Statewide, 2023 saw more than a 2% drop in crime compared to 2022. According to the Attorney General’s state crime report, homicides, aggravated assaults, and drug […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police say a woman was shot and killed near the intersection of E. North St. and Pine Street Wednesday night. Rapid City Police Captain […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A former Rapid City TV news anchor entered a plea of not guilty to domestic violence charges during his arraignment in Meade County court Wednesday. Shad […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police have arrested a woman following a robbery at an E. North Street business early Wednesday morning. Police were dispatched to 302 E. North […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — South Dakota House members today (Tuesday) sent a message to school boards that when the legislature appropriates money to increase teacher salaries, they want it used […]
STURGIS, S.D. – After another round of discussion, the Sturgis City Council Tuesday night approved on a 5-3 vote approved the Professional Services Contract with American Flat Track Events. The […]
HARDING COUNTY, S.D. – Voters in Harding County went to the polls Tuesday for a special school referendum. Voters were deciding whether or not to close the attendance center at […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Education wants South Dakota hooked on phonics. That was the message from department Sec. Joe Graves this morning (Tuesday) before the Joint […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Troops from the South Dakota National Guard will be helping to build a wall at the Texas border with Mexico, Gov. Kristi Noem said in a news […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the victim of a homicide in Rapid Valley Tuesday. On Tuesday night, authorities say 54-year-old Julie […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Commission this past week passed final reading of a noise ordinance for the county. The ordinance was sparked by citizen requests after a campground […]
UNDATED – A long distance rail study from the Federal Railroad Administration includes new maps showing two possible South Dakota passenger rail routes. The routes would run through Sioux Falls […]
WASHINGTON, S.D. – A Utah congressman has introduced a bill in Congress that would reimburse states for costs incurred at the nation’s southern border. In the case of South Dakota, […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Senate Bill that would help South Dakota firefighters – both paid and volunteer – with a common occupational hazard has failed in committee. It would […]
HARRISBURG, S.D. – Education is not immune to South Dakota’s ongoing workforce challenges. While much of the Legislature’s focus is on teacher salaries, some are working to grow the pool […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Last week, a grand jury in Pennington County issued an indictment against a Rapid City man, who was apprehended in Decatur, Indiana by the US Marshals […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Bills attempting to increase gun owners’ responsibilities to report stolen firearms and to keep firearms secure went down in defeat in a House committee this week. Democratic […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Hunters of big game in South Dakota might soon have a new slogan. Think pink. State lawmakers certainly are. The House of Representatives was nearly unanimous in […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently announced the appointment of Heidi Haro as Executive Director and four new members of the museum’s board of […]
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