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PIERRE, S.D. – Festive celebrations, flickering lights and winter greens are hallmarks of the holiday season, but they also present fire risks that can quickly turn this festive time of […]
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – Belle Fourche Police and Fire are looking into what sparked a blaze that affected multiple structures Saturday night. In a press release, authorities say emergency services […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that two Yankton Police Officers were justified in a shooting […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The discovery of old, unused research chemicals at a university in northwest Sioux Falls that had turned explosive led to a campus-wide closure Thursday morning. The […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Several Deadwood casinos have been financially penalized for violating state gambling laws earlier this year. The South Dakota Commission on Gaming approved the fines recently,. The punishments […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The highway patrol has identified the passenger in a December 10 crash near Sturgis, SD, who passed away Monday evening from her injuries. Preliminary crash information indicates […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health was informed that one of its vendors, Change Healthcare, had a data breach that could affect approximately 26,000 Monument Health patients. Change Healthcare (CHC) […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Great Plains Fire Dispatch says firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a pair of wildfires in the Black Hills Thursday. Gusty winds and dry conditions are […]
STURGIS, S.D. – An 1894 Meade County Courthouse time capsule discovered in 2016 was reinstalled today, with new items added. The Sturgis and Meade County Historical Society, in cooperation with […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Six candidates running for two vacant spots on the Sturgis City Council participated in a meet the candidates forum Tuesday night. Around 30 people attended the forum, […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a Springfield, S.D. woman has been indicted on 26 forgery-related charges connected to crimes committed while she was an employee […]
STURGIS, S.D. – An 80-year-old female passenger in a December 10 crash near Sturgis, SD, passed away Monday evening from her injuries. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the accident […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City’s Summer Nights concert series is moving. The Rapid City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve the event’s permit, but it must relocate the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man who earlier pleaded guilty to the first-degree manslaughter of Edleigha Little was sentenced in 7th Circuit Court Monday. Pedro Simmental was given 15 years […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Council Monday night voted to accept legal services from Nelson Law. They were one of three the council had to choose from for services. The […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The City of Sturgis is no longer looking to proceed with a proposed Lakeside Adventure Park on land purchased in Vanocker Canyon. At their meeting Monday night, […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Kristi Noem wants a big budget cut for South Dakota Public Broadcasting in 2026. That could hurt its nine television stations and 11 radio stations, and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police have identified a suspect involved in a shooting last week that sent a woman to hospital. Neves BlueLegs, 19, from Rapid City has […]
SUNDANCE, Wyo. – The Black Hills National Forest is proposing treatments on National Forest land eight miles northwest of Sundance, WY, and eight miles southeast of Huelett, WY through commercial […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Municipal Special Election is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 7. In-person voting opens today, Monday, Dec. 16, at the Finance Office at Sturgis City Hall, 1040 […]
PIERRE — Democratic caucus meetings in the State Capitol next session may have just gotten a little cozier. Rep. Peri Pourier and Sen. Red Dawn Foster, district mates from District […]
Company asks judge to make immediate decision in case where two boys were sexually assaulted SPEARFISH, S.D. – A Spearfish hotel is denying that it is liable for an employee […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Monument Health Foundation is pleased to announce the purchase of a new ultrasound machine for Sturgis Hospital, made possible by generous donations from caregivers, physicians and community […]
DEADWOOD, S.D. – A 27-year-old woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday for fatally striking a pedestrian in Deadwood. Brittany Sneesby was accused of hitting 38-year-old Brandon […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a woman injured on Thursday morning. Officers responded to a call just before 10 a.m. […]
Students attending South Dakota public universities may soon face a civics proficiency requirement to graduate. Students will take three credits worth of civics education — either new classes created to […]
PIERRE, S.D.—The South Dakota Supreme Court is announcing the adoption of the NextGen bar exam for those seeking admission to practice law in South Dakota beginning in July 2027. The […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Police are actively investigating multiple reports of gunfire in the Star Village neighborhood and surrounding streets, including Saint Andrew St., Saint Francis St., and Saint Charles […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The City of Sturgis has officially closed its application period for the City Administrator position, attracting a total of 10 applicants, said Acting Mayor Kevin Forrester. Despite […]
PIERRE, S.D. — A former Sturgis teacher has had his license permanently revoked following decisions made this week by the State Education Department. Chris West was one of two west […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Army Command Sgt. Maj. (RET) Mike Birnbaum of Rapid City was honored with a Quilt of Valor for over 38 years of South Dakota National Guard […]
STURGIS, S.D. – There is currently a six month (6) vacancy on the Meade School District 46-1 school board. The board will appoint the member to a six month (6) […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man charged with attempted murder in a Rapid Valley shooting was arraigned in Seventh Circuit Court Tuesday. Travis Chipps, 18, pleaded not guilty to attempted […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man charged with murder is scheduled to go to trial in May. Luke Birch, 21, has pleaded not guilty to first degree murder […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade 46-1 School Board met for their December meeting Monday night, and the Governor’s proposed school voucher system was on the agenda. Superintendent Wayne Wormstadt and […]
STURGIS, S.D. – An icy stretch of Interstate may be responsible for a one vehicle rollover just outside Sturgis Tuesday morning. The rollover involved a red Toyota Pickup truck that […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Commission is making some tweaks to its new policy that will convert its leave policy to a single leave accrual system, or P.T.O. The […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The fate of Rapid City’s popular outdoor concert series, Summer Nights, that draws thousands of people to downtown Rapid City, is now in the hands of […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis, in a special meeting last night, unanimously approved second reading of the 2025 budget. Second reading follows first reading, passed last week. The 2025 budget features […]
The move to Grand Forks marks the second time B-1Bs from Ellsworth have temporarily relocated in a year. RAPID CITY, S.D. – Hundreds of airmen and more than a dozen […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review indicates that a Rapid City Police Department Officer was justified […]
BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – Beginning Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, a bridge replacement and approach grading project is scheduled to begin over Horse Creek on Viken Road in Butte County. Viken […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Public funding for private education will be the premier battle between public education groups and South Dakota policymakers during the upcoming legislative session. But a lack of […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem presented her budget address to the South Dakota Legislature last week. District 24 Senator and incoming Senate Majority Leader Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre says […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Snow and wind led to a number of accidents Monday morning, some with injuries, as drivers encountered slippery roads. I-90 between Spearfish and Piedmont saw numerous crashes, […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates have been sentenced for recent assaults on state Department of Correction employees. Aaron Reeves, 44, and […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that Lexi Brandt, a senior at Hill City High School, has received a competitive nomination to the United States Naval Academy […]
Several South Dakota legislators said Thursday they will introduce legislation that would provide property tax relief to homeowners by raising the state sales tax rate. Rep. Tony Venhuizen, R-Sioux Falls, […]
YANKTON, S.D. — A 40-year-old Watertown man is facing charges following an officer-involved shooting at Yankton High School Thursday night. According to a release from the South Dakota Attorney General’s […]
PHILIP, S.D. – Fire departments from across Western South Dakota battled a grain elevator fire in Philip yesterday. The fire at the Dakota Mill and Grain Elevator on Park Avenue […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 17-year-old charged in an accidental shooting death made his first appearance in Seventh Circuit Court on Tuesday morning. Isaiah Taha is charged with first-degree manslaughter, […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A trial date has been set for a Rapid City couple who are charged in the killing of an infant. Shamar Bennett and Ann Martinez Martin, […]
EDGEMONT, S.D. – Fall River County Deputies swiftly responded to a reported threat at Edgemont School on the morning of December 3, 2024. Shortly after 9 a.m., Fall River County […]
PIERRE, S.D. — In a thirty-minute address to a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature this afternoon, (Tuesday), Republican Governor Kristi Noem unveiled a more austere budget than in her […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. –A Rapid City man has admitted to asking around 30 underage girls to send him nude pictures on Instagram. According to a federal court document, the total […]
PIERRE, S.D. — After being subpoenaed to appear before the South Dakota Legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee, officials with the two agencies – that are the subject of the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 28-year-old woman has been charged with several felonies, stemming from her time working as a Special Education Paraprofessional for the Douglas School District in Box […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Three teens are accused of breaking into a Rapid City home and starting a fire October 24. Caleb Jumping Eagle and Julian Wright pleaded not guilty […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis Acting Mayor Kevin Forrester warned citizens of a brutal 2025 budget – and that was none more apparent at first reading Monday night. Forrester said the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Rapid City woman has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to three felony […]
Viaduct becomes community favorite as it defends Pierre Street from large vehicles PIERRE, S.D. – In 1907, the Chicago and North Western Railroad Co. finished its 2,200 foot long swing […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A 16-year-old boy from Box Elder has died following a shooting incident on November 29. Rapid City Police Department has placed 17-year-old Isaiah Taha of Rapid […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota state employees will be subject to annual ethics and financial stewardship training under order of Gov. Kristi Noem. The governor’s office announced that the second-term […]
BLACK HAWK, S.D. – Area fire crews responded to an R.V. fire on Friday afternoon in Black Hawk. The Black Hawk Fire Department says they were dispatched to the 6500 […]
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. – As the saying goes one person’s loss is another person’s gain. When Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona had 100 more bison than could be maintained, the Cheyenne River […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for first degree murder. Brent Kertzman earlier pleaded guilty to the murder of […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis & Meade County Historical Society, working with the Meade County Commission and the Sturgis Area Arts Council, will reinstall the original 1894 Courthouse Time Capsule […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with five suspended for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Daya Returns From Scout, […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Representatives from AMA Racing and American Flat Trackers held their post rally recap community forum last night to update Sturgis residents on this year’s inaugural Sturgis TT […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Meade County is considering updating its leave policy, although some are concerned with the changes, and the Meade County Commission heard from several concerned county employees at […]
Railroad company failed to send out inspectors following heavy rains, flooding RAPID CITY, S.D. – A West River jury awarded $1.5 million to a train conductor who was injured after […]
WALL, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol, Pennington County Sheriff’s Office and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office say a significant crash closed a portion of I-90 Tuesday morning. The closure […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The state Open Meeting board has declared Sturgis City Government violated open meeting law during the transition from its city manager format. Municipal law attorney Kellen Willert […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council held its final round of budget hearings Monday night ahead of a first reading scheduled for December 2nd. Some of the bigger budgets […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Police Department is investigating the death of a 63-year-old man who was found unresponsive on November 23 between Walmart and Rushmore Crossing. Around […]
BELVIDERE, S.D. – The South Dakota Highway Patrol says an 80-year-old Belvidere, SD man died following a collision Sunday afternoon near Kadoka, SD. Preliminary crash information indicates a 1997 Dodge […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say one person was killed and another was injured in a car crash on Saturday night. Rapid City Police were dispatched to Skyline […]
Acey Morrison case drew national attention over charging delay RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man who shot a transgender Native American woman to death in 2022 pleaded guilty to second-degree […]
Attorney general one of a handful to attend Mar-a-Lago meetings since election PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is calling for less politicization and improved communication with […]
Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota introduced legislation Thursday that would eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and redistribute some of its programs across other federal agencies. The “Returning Education […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A state board approved financial assurance increases during a teleconference meeting Thursday for the operator of South Dakota’s only active, large-scale gold mine. The Board of Minerals and Environment […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The 30th Annual Sturgis Festival of Trees takes place tonight at First Interstate Bank. The social begins at 5:30 and the live auction begins at 6:30 p.m. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The slate of candidates has been set for the City of Sturgis special election on Jan. 7. Thursday was the deadline to file petitions to run for […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Beef jerky was the subject of tensions between a defense attorney and the prosecution at a recent hearing in the Pennington County courthouse. Kesean Stinson is […]
Open Meetings Commission restarted by Attorney General Marty Jackley PIERRE, S.D. — A newly refurbished and reinvigorated Open Meetings Commission delivered decisions at a recent meeting aimed at correcting local […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two people arrested in a sting at this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have pleaded guilty. Vance Coats, 36, pleaded guilty to attempted receipt of child pornography, […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The former owner of an animal sanctuary has been sentenced in Meade County court on a variety of misdemeanor convictions. Tamara Lile, former owner of the […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Meade County State’s Attorney’s Office is dropping felony domestic violence charges against a former TV anchor. Shad Olson was charged with aggravated assault-domestic violence, after […]
STURGIS, S.D. – AMA Pro Racing and the City of Sturgis invite the citizens of Sturgis to attend a post-rally recap community forum to review the impact and outcome of […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison in connection to a fatal shooting. William Daly, 35, of Rapid City was sentenced […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A man charged in connection with a fatal stabbing made his first court appearance Tuesday. Joseph Poor Thunder, 28, appeared at Pennington County Courthouse following his […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A man arrested last month in connection with the kidnapping of a rural Meade County teenager made his first federal court appearance Monday. A federal grand […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – An anti-abortion group formed to oppose Constitutional Amendment G is dropping its lawsuit against the group bringing the initiative. South Dakota voters rejected Amendment G, 59 […]
STURGIS, S.D. – After being tabled several times over the past few months, the Sturgis Council last night voted on a request brought forward by San Monahan, requesting his annual […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The council Monday night also continued work on its 2025 budget. Sturgis Public Works Director Rick Bush delivered budget updates on cemetery, engineering, parks, streets and street […]
It would be the most expensive state-led, taxpayer-funded capital project in South Dakota history. PIERRE, S.D. – A new men’s prison in Lincoln County will cost state taxpayers $825 million, […]
Longtime former lawmaker would be elevated to governor if Noem is confirmed as U.S. Homeland Security secretary PIERRE, S.D. – State lawmakers from across the political spectrum are expressing confidence […]
AGENCY VILLAGE, S.D. – The South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance became a nonprofit this year and is entering the next phase of its work, five years after it was started by the […]
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota regulators approved a route permit for the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, a significant win for what the company says is the world’s largest carbon capture […]
BOX ELDER, S.D. – Authorities are investigating a fatal stabbing that occurred Sunday, November 17 at an apartment at Mountain View Village in Box Elder. Law enforcement was alerted to […]
Travis William Swan was born September 22, 1982 in Belle Fourche. He was the son of Ron and […]
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