The Rapid City Journal recognizes the top stories, photos and videos of the past year.

Who gets them and how? The answer isn't always clear under the system in South Dakota.

The Rapid City Journal highlights some of the best Christmas light displays in the Rapid City area.

Follow Ali Nowotny's journey as she travels to Minnesota to undergo brain surgery to remove a brain tumor.

Rapid City Rush: The First Season

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A quick look at the blizzard that briefly paralyzed western South Dakota beginning on Nov. 5, 2008.

With thousands of spectators watching and an internet broadcast around the globe, the annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup has become one of the marquee tourism events for western South Dakota.

For the first time ever, a team from South Dakota will compete in the 2008 Little League World Series. Check out the Rapid City Journal's comprehensive coverage of this year's tournament.

Tens of thousands of people traveled to Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills for the Independence Day weekend to take in the annual fireworks show.

On the night of June 9, 1972, one of the worst floods in the U.S. history ripped through Rapid City, leaving 238 people dead and thousands injured.