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STURGIS, S.D. – Officials with AMA Pro Racing held a public forum Tuesday night to present their new proposal for a proposed flat track race to be held downtown Sturgis on the final day of this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The new proposal follows a vote last month in which citizens turned down a host […]
OPAL, S.D. – On Monday, May 20, 2024, work is scheduled to begin on Pine Creek Road over Pine Creek and Whitetail Drive over Beaver Dam Creek in Meade County. The project includes replacement of bridges with box culverts. Temporary diversion roads will be built to guide traffic around the construction sites. A reduced speed limit […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson is warning South Dakotans to be aware of scammers after citizens have reported receiving calls, coming from random numbers with a 605-area code, where the caller is claiming they are with the Secretary of State’s office. Scammers are pushing the voters to challenge the Abortion Rights […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say a man arrested Sunday for stealing a car has also been charged with murder. Police say 35-year-old Cole Younger was initially arrested after taking a rideshare vehicle after being given a ride to a location on Cambell Street. Younger allegedly took out a knife and told the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Last week, 66-year-old Lauri Harris Jobbins of Rapid City, was sentenced for her role in a troubling case of animal neglect. Jobbins, along with her husband Kenneth, was arrested in early 2023 after being charged with aiding and abetting in the neglect of several horses and two donkeys. This followed the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A New Underwood man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for an accidental shooting death. William Hopkins, 30, has been sentenced in connection with the death of 28-year-old Jon Walter II on November 20, 2022. Hopkins fatally shot Walter while recklessly handling a gun during cleaning. In March, Hopkins […]
CUSTER, S.D. – Two complete road closures on U.S. Highway 385 will begin on Monday, May 20, 2024. Closure A is located between the road to the Pactola North Boat Ramp and Pactola Dam and will be completely closed to traffic for eight weeks, reopening by Friday, July 12, 2024. Closure B is located between […]
BERESFORD, S.D. – A 66-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash one mile south of Beresford, SD. The name of the person involved has not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2004 Kawasaki VN750 motorcycle was southbound on I-29 when for an unknown reason […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Pennington County State’s Attorney announced Friday murder charges have been dismissed against 21-year-old Duane Sierra in the 2023 shooting death of a woman in Rapid City. 26-year-old Serena Spider was shot to death on May 3, 2023, near the intersection of Lacrosse Street and E. Omaha Street. The Pennington County […]
UNDATED – Six of the nine Native American tribes in South Dakota have now voted to ban Gov. Kristi Noem from their lands. The Yankton Sioux Tribe Business and Claims Committee voted unanimously on Friday to ban the governor, citing her comments about drug cartels, Native American children and what one tribal council member characterized […]
David A. Geisler of Murdo, South Dakota, died on Friday, May 17, 2024 at Hans P. Peterson Memorial […]