PHOTOS: Black Hills locals torch beetle effigy in annual tradition
Despite temperatures near zero, hundreds gathered in Custer for the 12th annual Burning Beetle festival Saturday, a cathartic charge against the once-epidemic Mountain Pine Beetle.
Darsha Dodge
City Editor, Staff Photographer
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A roundup of upcoming events in the Black Hills.
Dozens of wrestlers from across the area gathered in Hill City Saturday for the annual Black Hills Conference Wrestling Tournament.
The Rapid City Central boys basketball team won their contest against the Sturgis Scoopers 58-35 Friday night, while the Lady Cobblers fell 42-33.
The Rapid City Christian boys basketball team won their Tuesday evening matchup with St. Thomas More 51-30 at the King Center in Rapid City.
The St. Thomas More girls took down Rapid City Christian on Tuesday evening. The Cavaliers now improve to 6-3, while the Comets fall to 7-3.
Despite a late goal from the Tahoe Knight Monsters in the third period, the Rapid City Rush pulled out a win in the final matchup of a three-g…
After a high-scoring first period that ended with Rapid City in the lead, the Rush ultimately fell to the Tahoe Knight Monsters 6-4 Saturday n…
The South Dakota men's basketball team lost 72-57 to the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers in a Saturday afternoon matchup at the King Cente…
Gymnasts gathered in the Barnett Arena at The Monument Saturday for the first day of the 2025 Wild West Invitational.
In a game decided by free throws in the last seconds of the fourth period, the South Dakota Mines Lady Hardrockers beat the Colorado Mines Ore…
The Central Cobblers split their doubleheader against the Sioux Falls Jefferson Cavaliers Friday night at the Naasz Gymnasium.
The Black Hills Symphony Orchestra performed its annual "Symphony Safari" for fourth-graders in the Rapid City school district Friday morning,…
Enjoy the snowy solitude of Spearfish Canyon, including spectacular frozen waterfalls like Spearfish Falls and Bridal Veil Falls.
Locals tried their hand at snow sculpting at the corner of Main and Hudson streets in Spearfish Friday in honor of the annual Chinook Days cel…
The Brookings Bobcats faced off in Naasz Gymnasium against the Rapid City Central Cobblers on Friday, Jan. 24.
The fourth annual Iron Creek Classic Pond Hockey Tournament was held in to Spearfish Saturday as part of the Chinook Days Celebration.
Despite temperatures in the low-teens, a sizeable crowd gathered on Deadwood's Main Street Saturday for the annual K9 Keg Pull. Some dogs walk…
The Black Hills State men's basketball team rolled over Western Colorado University 87-64 on Saturday in Spearfish.
Fans turned out by the hundreds to watch the annual Deadwood Snocross Showdown Saturday night, Jan. 25, 2025, with more than 200 top snocross …
Sen. Helene Duhamel, R-32, of Rapid City, motioned for the resolution to be pushed to the 41st day. Senators voted 4-3 in favor of shelving the legislation.Â
