DEADWOOD, S.D. - South Dakota's habitat conservation license plate program is helping fund wildlife and forest improvement projects across the state, including several in the Northern Black Hills. Officials with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department say the program has generated about $229,000 for habitat co...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - An Allen man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a child. Court records show Tyler Cortier was sentenced Monday in federal court in Rapid City. He previously pleaded guilty to a charge of abusive sexual contact stemming from an incident that occ...

STURGIS, S.D. - The Meade 46-1 School District has completed a series of public meetings as it considers switching to a four-day school week. Superintendent Wayne Wormstadt says more than 1,100 parents responded to district surveys, providing feedback on the proposal. District officials say the public meetings in Sturg...

RAPID CITY, S.D. - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and advocates say domestic violence continues to affect thousands of South Dakotans every year. According to state statistics, nearly 28 percent of women and 23 percent of men in South Dakota experience intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or stalk...

SPEARFISH, S.D. - A Spearfish man has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing unregistered firearm suppressors. Cole Nygaard was sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison after pleading guilty in July to two counts of possession of an unregistered firearm. Federal ...