Rapid City police were called to a business in the 2200 block of West Main Street around 3:53 a.m. Wednesday after a report that a man was smashing windows. Officers arrived to find one window had ...

Deadwood gaming was up 10 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according to the Deadwood Gaming Association. That boost helped push overall gaming revenue up 2.7 percent for 2025.

South Dakota’s recidivism rate has climbed to 50%, meaning half of the people released from state prisons return within three years — the highest level recorded in at least eight years, according to ...

South Dakota has officially wrapped up its statewide PFAS Collection and Exchange Initiative, a program that helped fire departments remove older firefighting foams containing PFAS and replace them ...

The Christmas holiday brought some record temperatures to the region as Rapid City Regional Airport saw a high of 71 degrees Christmas Day eclipsing the previous record high of 60 set in 1963. The ...

A federal judge has allowed South Dakota’s new 340B drug‑discount law to remain in effect while a legal challenge from pharmaceutical giant AbbVie moves forward.

Access barriers extended beyond cost: 26 percent of Americans delayed care because of distance, and 44 percent faced long wait times for appointments. Alaska, Arkansas and Texas ranked lowest overall, ...

The latest round of Operation Prairie Thunder resulted in 13 arrests and more than 40 drug‑related charges during a three‑day enforcement effort in Sturgis and Winner, according to data released by ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced a $200,000 Future Fund grant for the Keep Farmers Farming program to expand estate and transition planning services for South Dakota producers.

Steiger noted that these events boost the local economy by supporting jobs, reducing tax burdens, and introducing professionals to Rapid City as a potential place to invest or relocate. He added that ...

The aggravated assault trial of NDN Collective founder and president Nick Tilsen is scheduled to begin Jan. 26, 2026, after a judge denied three defense motions to dismiss the case.

Two men arrested early Saturday in Spearfish were wanted in connection with a vehicle theft in Whitewood and the vandalism of a historic courthouse in Rock Rapids, Iowa.