Those elected to the Rapid City City Council in the future will be serving longer terms, including alderman, council members, and the mayor. Read More.

A TIF for a construction project by the School of Mines was approved at the Rapid City Council Meeting Tuesday night. Read More.

With South Dakota's year-old abortion law tied up in a court challenge, a state Senate committee has endorsed a bill that would change some of the counseling requirements for women seeking an abortion. Read More.

A South Dakota House committee has approved Gov. Dennis Daugaard's plan to use unexpected extra state revenue to give one-time payments to school districts and facilities that provide medical care to low-income people. Read More.

A Senate panel has supported an amended bill that changes how low-income people can get help paying for food. Read More.

The historic St. Ambrose Cemetery in Deadwood needs a facelift, and city officials say about $1 million in gambling proceeds are about to do the trick. Read More.

When something inappropriate comes out of a child's mouth, it can make a parent cringe. Read More.

A Rapid City School District policy that has just been changed for the first time in almost a decade has already underwent a second provision. Read More.

The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure aimed at preventing death row inmates from filing repeated appeals in an effort to delay their executions. Read More.

The Rapid City Police Department recently hired eight new police officers. Read More.

South Dakota’s Attorney General Marty Jackley is discussing a bill lawmakers are considering that would require care takers to report to law enforcement if a child goes missing or is even dead. Read More.

The South Dakota Legislature has given final approval to a measure easing restrictions on wine in restaurants. Read More.

A bill that would help rural areas recruit medical professionals has passed a South Dakota House panel. Read More.

South Dakota Representative Kristi Noem and U.S. Senator John Thune are concerned about the changes that could take place in regard to how labor regulations could restrict how youth is hired as farm workers. Read More.

A South Dakota Senate committee is looking at a bill that would end a faltering tax refund program for poor people so the money can instead be given to a nonprofit organization that provides food to low-income families across the state. Read More.