The 79 Fire burning north of Buffalo Gap, remains at 60% containment as of Monday morning, according to incident command. The fast-moving grass fire has burned just over 5,400 acres in eastern Custer County since igniting late Saturday morning east of Highway 79. Fire officials say forward progress has been stopped, an...

A Red Flag Warning remains in effect through 9 p.m. today for western South Dakota and portions of northeastern Wyoming as warm temperatures, strong winds, and extremely low humidity combine to create dangerous fire weather conditions. The warning, issued by the National Weather Service in Rapid City, covers large area...

Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Friday that South Dakota has received a presidential disaster declaration for a record-breaking winter windstorm that struck the state on Dec. 17 and 18, 2025. The declaration provides federal assistance to help recover from widespread damage caused by extreme winds, including gusts over 90 ...

South Dakota's new state-owned West River shooting range has drawn as many visitors in five months as officials expected in its first full year, according to an update released Thursday. The Pete Lien & Sons Shooting Sports Complex has logged more than 30,000 visits since opening in early November, far exceeding in...

South Dakota is among eight states that saw sharp increases in access to opioid addiction treatment after expanding Medicaid, according to a new study. Researchers found buprenorphine prescriptions rose more than 21% between 2019 and 2023 in states, including South Dakota, that expanded Medicaid after 2018. The study, ...

A new US military order is set to tighten pressure on Iran after ceasefire talks broke down over the weekend. Officials said naval forces will begin b...

Talks between U.S. and Iranian officials ended in Islamabad without a deal, leaving a temporary ceasefire under added pressure. Officials said the neg...

Senior American and Iranian officials arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks tied to a fragile ceasefire, opening the highest-level contact betwee...

President Donald Trump said this week that the deadline for an agreement with Iran is final, signaling that the White House does not plan to offer mor...

A new warning from President Donald Trump added fresh strain to an already fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. In a social media post on Thursday, h...