BOX ELDER | The city of Box Elder announced plans to build a Black Hills Children’s Museum, authorizing Mayor Larry Larson to sign a conceptual design contract at Tuesday’s council meeting.
Fishing activity remains mostly positive in the Black Hills area as a variety of species continue to feed up in West River lakes, rivers and streams. Couple that with a seven-day forecast that promises sunshine and temps in the 80’s, and all that is missing from a successful angling outing w…
The Rapid City Rush announced on Wednesday that center Logan Nelson has been signed to a contract and will return to the Black Hills for the 2022-23 season.
Relationship building, equality and community are some of the top priorities for Black Hills Pride.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will present information on July 12 about a proposed shoulder widening and intersection modification for U.S. Highway 385.
Council members Lance Lehmann and Bill Evans will remain as Rapid City Council president and vice president after the annual election Tuesday.
Pennington County continues to lead South Dakota in new and active COVID-19 cases, although active cases here receded slightly this week.
A chance for severe weather, coupled with a risk of excessive rainfall throughout the day Wednesday, prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for most of western South Dakota through 6 a.m. Thursday.
Mass shootings have become nearly commonplace in America. But the nation's staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the deaths that never make national news.
In favor of the change, the two schools are preparing to implement the new policy this fall
Custer girls athletes shined at this year's Class A state track and field championships, and helped their team rise to the top spot in the team standings at one point, eventually finishing runner-up.
A new chef at OneHeart: A Place for Hope & Healing is ensuring that guests are well-fed as they work to rebuild their lives.
An error on the Canyon County Spuds right fielder in the bottom of the ninth inning allowed Gage Kracht to score from third and give the Spearfish Sasquatch a 3-2 victory Tuesday night at Black Hills Energy Stadium in Spearfish.
Spearfish Post 164 scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning to pull ahead and held on to beat Alliance 6-5 on Tuesday in Alliance, Nebraska.
A Pine Ridge man has been charged with first-degree murder following an Independence Day drowning at Memorial Park in Rapid City.
The Pennington County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance amendment that would add a section establishing hard rock mining requirements to the Pennington County Zoning Ordinance at their regular board meeting Tuesday morning.
Brett Walfish and Katie Smirnova left a Pennington County Commission meeting June 21 with an approved Planned Unit Development Overlay from the Board of Commissioners, a step months and multiple meetings in the making.
SIOUX FALLS | A new undergraduate certificate in “American Civic Traditions” will be offered next fall at all six of South Dakota’s public universities.
The Rapid City Fire Department responded to 46 fewer calls during Independence Day weekend compared to 2021, the department reported Tuesday.
A South Dakota Mines alumnus who studies hurricane storm surges has earned a prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship. Eirik Valseth, Ph.D., is developing new mathematical methods to increase the state-of-the-art prediction capabilities for storm surges.
WATCH NOW: Rapid City’s 2022 Independence Day fireworks, with music from the U.S Army Band “Pershing’s Own.”
"It looked like a battle zone," one witness to Monday's mass shooting in the Chicago area said. "Gun violence is never OK — we should never be numb to this."
Pausing for a moment to breathe, stretch or calm intense emotions can be good for anyone. The first Gather to Grow Community Yoga Festival invites people of all ages to give yoga and mindfulness a try.
The Sanford Underground Research Facility’s signature event, Neutrino Day, returns to Lead on July 9.
Whether you’re a fan of classical, country, jazz or rock, July is packed with concerts sure to please any music lover. Native POP will showcase a dazzling array of Indigenous art, fashion, music and more. For pure escapist fun, local theater groups are bringing classic fairy tales to the stage.
The Spearfish Sasquatch put together another strong offensive performance to open a three-game series against the Canyon County Spuds.
A standout matchup between a world champion saddle bronc rider and bucking horse with equally impressive credentials, and event-winning performances in six events, provided plenty of fireworks via classic rodeo style as the 103rd annual Black Hills Roundup Rodeo drew to a close on Monday in …
Through the first five games of this year’s Firecracker Tournament, Rapid City Post 22 mustered only 14 hits, including one game where it failed to get just one.
SIOUX FALLS | Two people are dead and a third is in critical but stable condition after a robbery and related standoff Saturday in the Sioux Falls area, officials said.
Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender announced Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to attend Tuesday's City Council meeting that includes recognition of outgoing council members and the swearing-in of new members.
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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek's 37-match winning streak has ended with a straight-set loss to Alize Cornet in the third round at Wimbledon. Swiatek was coming off a title at the French Open but her play was filled with mistakes in the 6-4, 6-2 defeat against the 37th-ranked Cornet of France. Swiatek made 33 unforced errors in the 1-hour, 33-minute contest at No. 1 Court. Cornet made only seven. Swiatek had been unbeaten since February and won her preceding six tournaments in a row.
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