The South Dakota School Finance Accountability Board voted Monday to reject lawmakers’ call for full waivers of penalties against districts with excess cash reserves, extending a standoff over how to ...

A Pennington County jury convicted Pam White Butterfly, 30, of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder for the Feb. 23, 2025 shooting that killed Lenart Brown Eyes, 68, and seriously ...

The Department of Social Services’ annual report highlights efforts to expand kinship care, with 32% of children placed with relatives or close family friends—up slightly from last year. Officials say ...

With holiday travel approaching, the terminal expansion at Rapid City Regional Airport continues. Project One, launched in October 2023, includes a new TSA checkpoint, expanded ticket counters, and ...

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that a Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) review found a Beresford Police officer justified in using deadly force during a Nov. 21 traffic ...

A proposed rule to ban all video recording of gaming tables, devices, and machines in Deadwood casinos has been put on hold. The South Dakota Gaming Commission agreed recordings could be misused but ...

This week, Dusty Johnson unveiled his “Strong Schools” Plan to address declining student test scores in South Dakota. He criticized the governor’s budget for dropping K-12 as the state’s top ...

The Pennington County Commission voted 4-1 to provide $320,000 to the Rapid City Public Library for 2026, ensuring continued services for county residents.

South Dakota’s snowmobile season officially opened Dec. 15 with the statewide trail system. Officials caution that many trails, especially in the Black Hills, lack enough snow for grooming. Riders are ...

A federal trial began Monday in Rapid City in a three-year-old lawsuit filed by NDN Collective against Retsel Corporation, former owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel. Jury selection wrapped up in the ...

The 48th Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI) begins today at The Monument. Events include basketball, wrestling, academic and cultural competitions, poetry slams, and arts and community events. Tribal ...

The murder trial of Pam White Butterfly continued Monday, with jurors hearing forensic testimony about evidence from the February shooting that killed Lenart Brown Eyes and critically injured his ...