Officials announced the Murphy Fire that has been burning Northwest of Hermosa is 90% contained as of Sunday evening. The fire, which was reported last Thursday morning has burned 423 acres. Crews plan to continue work this morning.

A Rapid City man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter Friday in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred downtown more than a year ago. Diontae Eagleman, 23, entered the plea during a hearing April 24 before Circuit Court Judge Matthew Brown at the Pennington County Courthouse. Eagleman admitted he stabbed...

Rapid City Area Schools has been awarded a $223,830 Workforce Education Grant to enhance the Culinary Arts program at Stevens High School. The grant, provided by the South Dakota Department of Education, will fund renovations to the culinary classroom and the purchase of industry-level equipment. School officials say t...

A Rapid City educator has been named one of five finalists for South Dakota's 2027 Teacher of the Year. Kathryn Swank, a fifth-grade teacher in the Rapid City Area School District, was selected as the Region 5 Teacher of the Year, as announced by the South Dakota Department of Education. Swank is one of five regional h...

Governor Larry Rhoden has appointed Judge Chad Callahan as a circuit judge in South Dakota's Fourth Judicial Circuit, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge Mike Day. Callahan currently serves as a magistrate judge in the Fourth Circuit and brings decades of legal experience to the position. Originally fro...

Security planning for the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner is facing new scrutiny after an armed suspect was stopped near the event area at the...

A shooting disrupted the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, prompting a fast security response and the eva...

A 17-year-old suspect is in custody following a targeted shooting at the Mall of Louisiana that claimed the life of an innocent bystander and injured ...

In a predawn vote Thursday, the U.S. Senate moved ahead with a Republican-backed budget resolution that would direct about $70 billion to Immigration ...

In a significant shift for international relations, the current administration has initiated a new round of high-level negotiations aimed at securing ...