The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office reports a decline in most crime categories for the third quarter of 2025 compared to last year, with the exception of a slight rise in motor vehicle thefts.

Sanford Health’s upcoming 168-bed Black Hills Medical Center in Rapid City will need to rely heavily on local workforce pipelines, including Western Dakota Technical College. The new facility will ...

A Pennington County judge sentenced 20-year-old Ethan Moody to eight years in prison, with four years suspended, for possessing child sexual abuse material.

Rhoden, 66, assumed office in January after former Gov. Kristi Noem became Homeland Security secretary. A longtime rancher and former National Guard member, Rhoden previously served six years as ...

Pennington County’s proposed 83% cut to Rapid City Public Library funding—from $475,000 to $81,000 in 2026—has ignited public backlash and internal tensions. Library Director Terri Davis said the ...

Both chambers of Congress voted Tuesday to approve legislation requiring the Department of Justice to release its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender whose case has drawn ...

The South Dakota Board of Elections is reviewing 17 proposed changes ahead of the 2026 legislative session, which begins Jan. 13. Among the ideas presented by Secretary of State Monae Johnson and ...

China, a major buyer of U.S. soybeans, agreed to purchase 12 million metric tons by the end of 2025, but has only bought 232,000 metric tons since October. With the deadline approaching, USDA ...

An estimated 273,702 South Dakotans are expected to travel 50 miles or more between Nov. 25 and Dec. 1, marking a 1.8% increase over last year. The vast majority—90.2%—will be hitting the road, with ...

Sanford Health announced plans to bring the Sanford Black Hills Medical Center campus to Rapid City, thanks to a $300 million investment by philanthropist T. Denny Sanford. The state-of-the-art ...

The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released the identity of the man who died in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 85 near Spearfish.

Last week, DSS distributed about $8 million in partial benefits, following guidance from the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). With the federal government shutdown now resolved, DSS is ...