An 82-year-old man from Arizona died in a single-vehicle crash in Spearfish, South Dakota. The man was driving north in a construction zone on US Highway 85 when he lost control of his pick-up truck, which was pulling a car on a tow dolly. The truck crossed into the median, causing the vehicles to overturn and separate...

A massive power outage swept across western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming on Thursday, November 13, leaving tens of thousands of residents without electricity and disrupting transportation, schools, and emergency services. Thousands of customers were affected across the region, Black Hills Energy saw nearly 70,...

The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee voted Wednesday to table a proposed ordinance that would have reduced the number of medical cannabis dispensary licenses from 15 to five and allowed the City Council to adjust permit fees. Ward 1 Alderman Dr. Stephen Tamang criticized the move, saying it stifled necessary disc...

Following his conviction for second-degree murder, Walter Mousseau Jr., 30, of Pine Ridge, is now undergoing a separate trial to determine if he was legally insane at the time of the July 4, 2022 drowning of Sheldon Glenn, 43, in Rapid City's Memorial Park Pond. Mousseau was arrested the same day Glenn drowned during a...

The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee took a significant step toward addressing the community's mental health crisis by approving the 2026 budget for several local support organizations. The programs are designed to offer compassionate, expert assistance to individuals facing mental health challenges-providing alt...

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday to block California's newly-approved congressional map. Voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, which shifts district lines to favor Democrats in five Republican-held seats, in a direct response to...

President Trump signed legislation Wednesday night to reopen the federal government after the House voted 222-209 to approve the Senate-passed stopgap funding bill. The measure ends the longest shutdown in U.S. history, allowing 670,000 furloughed fede...

The Senate approved bipartisan legislation to end the nation's record 41-day government shutdown. The measure passed 60-40 with eight Democrats joining Republicans in support. The shutdown began Oct. 1, surpassing the 35-day closure of 2018-2019. House...

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis challenging same-sex marriage. Davis sought to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. She argued the ruling mi...

The Trump administration directed states to "immediately undo any steps" taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November. A USDA memo warned that states failing to comply could face financial penalties and that any full SNAP payments already sent "were ...