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5 free things in South Dakota's Black Hills

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:39:07 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Mount Rushmore National Memorial may be the most famous landmark in the Black Hills of South Dakota, but it's not the only one.

Group from Sioux Falls wins $1M Powerball prize

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:34:58 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - A group of 28 workers from Beal Distributing in Sioux Falls claimed a $1 million Powerball prize on Thursday.

Rapid City landfill fire producing heavy smoke

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:40:03 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Officials say a fire at the Rapid City landfill that is producing heavy smoke could continue for days.

Rapid City Public Library stepping up security

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:39:19 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - The Rapid City Public Library is upgrading security in response to several concerns, including a recent incident in which a police officer shot a man outside the downtown building.

Judges to speak at summit about SD foster care

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:19:10 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Tribal and state judges will be among the speakers Thursday at a summit focusing on Indian child foster care in South Dakota.

Native Americans trade tales of displaced children

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:58:26 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Between choked sobs and streaming tears, more than a dozen Native American families delivered testimony Wednesday in Rapid City about how their children were taken from them by South Dakota social workers.

SD sex offender accused of illegal petitioning

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:29:39 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A South Dakota law prohibiting convicted sex offenders from circulating petitions is being used to prosecute a Rapid City man banned from petitioning on county property more than a year ago.

Rapid City Council member criticized again

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:17:49 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A Rapid City Council member accused of making racist comments to a black TV reporter last fall is being criticized again, this time for allegedly confronting a black man at a recent debate of mayoral candidates.

W. Pa. interstate-sex kidnapping suspect detained

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:22:14 -0400

PITTSBURGH - A western Pennsylvania veteran who has post-traumatic stress disorder must remain in jail until he stands trial on federal charges that he took a 13-year-old girl across state lines for sex, a federal magistrate ruled Monday.

Ellsworth cutbacks affect Black Hills contractors

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:04:15 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Federal spending cuts that have affected Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota also are having an impact on area contractors that supply the base with workers and products.

North American bison museum opens in South Dakota

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:09:25 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A museum chronicling the history of the North American bison is now open in South Dakota.

SD big game policy group to hold 3 public meetings

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:57:08 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A group tasked with finding ways of improving big game management in South Dakota will hold meetings in three cities this week to hear what the public has to say.

North American bison museum opens in South Dakota

Mon, 13 May 2013 07:14:43 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A museum chronicling the history of the North American bison is now open in South Dakota.

Professor uses unused sick time to start endowment

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:47:04 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A professor of civil and environmental engineering at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology plans to give something back now that he's retiring.

Construction beginning on Black Hills water park

Sat, 11 May 2013 05:25:05 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Construction is beginning in Rapid City on what will be South Dakota's largest water park.

Gusinsky named new judge in Seventh Circuit Court

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:49:44 -0400

PIERRE, South Dakota - Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced Friday that he has appointed Robert Gusinsky as a circuit judge in South Dakota's Seventh Judicial Circuit.

Authorities ID SD man who died while fishing

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:08:30 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Authorities have identified a Spearfish man who died while fishing at Pactola Lake in southwestern South Dakota, but they still don't know how he died.

Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:16:35 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, May 1, 2013

Van in SD crash was transporting military veterans

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:13:35 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - After this week's fatal crash in southwestern South Dakota involving a van transporting military veterans, a Veterans Affairs Black Hills Health System spokeswoman says it's been an emotional time.

South Dakota National Guardsman admits stealing

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:04:42 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A 28-year veteran of the South Dakota National Guard has admitted stealing more than $30,000 worth of federal property.

Former SD surgeon sentenced for tax evasion

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:26:20 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A former Rapid City surgeon convicted of trying to cheat the government out of more than $1 million in taxes has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.

Report: More senior services needed in Rapid City

Wed, 08 May 2013 05:20:53 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A new survey of local residents is calling into question whether Rapid City is friendly to senior citizens.

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in child death

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:45:04 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A Colorado man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the death of a 2-year-old girl.

Father of 5 charged in SD robbery attempt

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:04:51 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A father of five children denies being the man who tried to rob two people outside of a Rapid City restaurant.

Bond set for man in big South Dakota drug bust

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:47:59 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A South Dakota judge has set bond at $75,000 for a Virginia man accused of hauling 24 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his rental car.