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STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade County Sheriff’s Office wrapped up another Highway Safety operation that took place on Friday. Meade County Sheriff Pat West says this operation focused on State Highway 34 between Sturgis and Howes Corner. West says four written warnings for speeding and one for an expired registration were handed out. The sheriff’s […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Beginning November 6, 2023, the west half of the Sturgis Trails System will be closed for a hazardous fuels reduction operation. There will be multiple hazardous fuels reduction operations happening simultaneously including tethered logging. Tethered logging is a steep slope logging system using equipment tethered to steel cables. Officials said the safest […]

STURGIS, S.D. — The Northern Hills Veterans Appreciation Fair will feature the fourth annual “We Got Your Six” event Saturday at the Sturgis Community Center. The moniker is a military term that means “we’ve got your back,” and it’s been the title of this particular event since its inception in 2020. The event is open […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis Economic Development Corp (SEDC) has partnered with the City of Sturgis and the Augustana Research Institute for a Housing Needs Study to better understand the community’s housing needs. Suzanne Smith with the Augustana Research Institute said she encourages everyone to take a minute and fill out the survey. She said the […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Officials with the Sturgis Food Pantry say this year more than ever, they are asking for donations to their annual food drive which was rescheduled from Oct. 28 to this Saturday, Nov. 4. Gordon Kotab, President of the Sturgis Food Pantry Board and co-chair of the annual food drive, says the number […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Several community events are scheduled for the upcoming Veterans Day holiday. The Vets Club, 868 Main St., Sturgis, will host a program beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. There will be taps and a rifle salute at about 11 a.m. followed by a chili feed from noon to 2 p.m. The […]

UNDATED – A South Dakota forest expert is leading an effort to ensure invasive tree bugs are not hitching rides on trains from other parts of the country to the Black Hills. The trains are transporting logs from forests in other states to Black Hills sawmills in need of timber. It’s a pilot project operated […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Police in Rapid City say five male students at the Rapid CIty Alternative school were detained following an incident in a bathroom Wednesday. During the morning school hours of November 1, a Rapid City Police Department School Resource Officer assigned to the Rapid City Alternative Academy responded to a bathroom within […]

RAPID CITY S.D. – The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says a man who was stabbed in an incident early Wednesday morning was attempting to force his way into an occupied residence. The incident happened on Westgate Road. The homeowners remain cooperative with the investigation and the individual who sustained the injuries is in the hospital. […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Deadwood man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted enticement of a minor using the Internet. Donald William Laun, 62, will also serve five years of supervised release after his prison sentence and will need to register as a sex offender. Laun was arrested as a result […]