The Rapid City Fire Department handled two separate fires early this morning with no injuries reported. At 12:30 a.m., crews responded to a fast-moving grass fire near the I-90 and I-190 interchange. The blaze threatened a powerline, roadways, and nearby commercial buildings but was contained to about 16 acres. Assisti...

A proposal to add a half-penny to sales tax for homeowner property tax relief has been sent to the 41st day. Senate Joint Resolution 507 would ask voters to set the state sales tax at 5 percent and put the extra half penny into a homeowner relief fund. Sen. Amber Hulse is the bill's sponsor The committee voted 5-to-4 t...

Senate Bill 96 was passed on Monday. The bill, introduced at the request of Gov. Larry Rhoden, passed 20-to-14 and would let county commissions choose to add up to one-half percent (a half-cent on the dollar) to the sales tax on retail purchases. The revenue would be dedicated to credits on owner-occupied homeowners' c...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed six bills into law on Monday: SB 54 revises the conditions for in-service distributions from the South Dakota deferred compensation plan; SB 91 clarifies the procedure for petitioning a board of county commissioners for a change to the comprehensive plan or zoning ordinances; HB 1020 increa...

Trevon Spotted Eagle, 31, pleaded guilty Monday in Pennington County to two counts of aggravated assault for a 2024 shooting on East North Street in Rapid City. Police say he shot a man in the head with a sawed‑off shotgun. He had originally faced a second‑degree attempted murder charge but accepted a plea deal. Pr...

The Trump administration is moving forward with a new global tariff, setting the initial rate at 10 percent. The White House had previously referenced...

A powerful winter storm is hitting the U.S. Northeast, bringing blizzard conditions, heavy snowfall, and strong winds. Winter Storm Hernando has led t...

A legal fight over tariffs imposed during Donald Trump's presidency has reached the Supreme Court, setting up a decision that could reshape how future...

A significant shift is underway in the Middle East as the United States increases its military footprint near Iran. The move follows stalled nuclear n...

President Donald Trump said in Washington that he expects to decide within 10 to 15 days whether the United States will carry out new military action ...