Finding Rapid City shelter dogs a home for Christmas
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Humane Society of the Black Hills is making sure man's best friends aren't alone for the holidays this year. On…
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Indoor playground offers adventure inside
RAPID CITY, S.D. - According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the obesity epidemic has increased dramatically in children. One of the causes of childhood obesity is lack of…
Jewish community honors synagogue shooting victims during menorah lighting
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A Jewish community, strong in spirit and in person, celebrated the first day of Hanukkah. Jewish celebrants braved the elements to commemorate the…
Rapid City man killed after chase, shooting identified
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigations has identified a man who died in an officer-involved shooting in New Underwood, following a vehicle pursuit Friday afternoon. Matthew John Lorenzen, 19, of Rapid City was pronounced dead at…
A journey toward the American Dream
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A local restaurant and bar, Kol, is bringing the flavor of their culture to Rapid City. The restaurant is co-owned by Daniel Leal-Fernandez, who is Cuban-American. His…
Police: Man drives into retaining wall, tries to fight officers
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A local man put up a fight with officers after assaulting someone, destroying private property and crashing his car, according to police.…
Rural Custer fire spreads from garage to home
CUSTER, S.D. - A garage fire spread to a home in rural Custer Sunday night. The fire started around 11 p.m. in a detached garage at 12350 Moss Rock Lane. Flames spread to the house, but there were no injuries. According…
12/3 Forecast Discussion: Looking into the crystal ball
TODAY: Given our northerly to northeasterly flow, fog could form in the northern and eastern slopes of the Black Hills. Temperatures will struggle to reach the high…
Rapid City suspect subdued after car, foot chase
RAPID CITY S.D. - A Rapid City man is facing charges after leading police on a chase which ended up with him being tased. In the…
Handbell choir lifts Christmas spirit
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Tintinnabulation. It’s not the most common of English words. It’s long, but it simply means the "ringing of bells." Bells of the…
Teens learn fine art, marketing skills at Y-Arts fundraiser
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Aspiring artists learned how to make a profit from their passions with help from veteran vendors. The YMCA Youth Institute and local artists sold artisan goods during their Annual Y-Arts for the Holidays fundraiser on Saturday. Institute…
Report shows parents are borrowing more to send kids to college
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A new report published last week from the Brookings Institute says that parents are borrowing more to help pay for their children’s college education. In fact, data shows that borrowing by parents has tripled in the…
Rapid City observes World AIDS Day, honors lives lost
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Saturday was World Aids Day. People across the globe and in South Dakota paused to remember and honor the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to AIDS and…
Man arrested after firing shots, leading police on chase
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police in Sioux Falls say a man is under arrest after allegedly firing shots and then leading authorities on a chase through the city over the weekend. Officers were called about gunshots reported outside of…
Firearm vendors talk history, safety at gun show
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A ballistic bazaar brought guns both modern and antique to Rapid City. The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center played host to the Rapid City Rifle Club's December gun show over the weekend. Enthusiasts browsed hundreds of…
12/2 Forecast Discussion: I can't see!
CAUTION (12/2): Fog is lingering around much of the Black Hills, especially the northern foothills, where visibilities have dropped to below one mile. Temperatures as of 1 p.m. are also below freezing, so any moisture on road surfaces may become icy,…
Authorities ID man killed in I-90 bridge crash near Humboldt
HUMBOLDT, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a Kimball man who died in a crash on the interstate near Humboldt last week. The state Department of Public Safety on Sunday identified the victim as 54-year-old Mark Munger.…
Ending presumptive probation cornerstone of new AG's agenda
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's incoming attorney general plans to follow through on his tough-on-crime campaign plan to reverse the state's presumptive probation policy for some lower-level felonies, a measure credited with helping avert expensive prison population growth…
Rapid City man sentenced for sending 'obscene' pictures to a minor
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A Rapid City man will spend the next year in prison after sending obscene pictures to someone he believed to be a minor. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney Ron Parsons, 37-year-old Christopher James…
One dead in Minnehaha car accident
BRANDON, S.D. – An 18-year-old man died Friday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 east of Brandon. According to a press release from the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the man was driving a Subaru Impreza WRX was eastbound on I-90.…
Deputies rescue suffocating man from Custer water well
CUSTER, S.D. - Custer County deputies rescued a man from a water well who was suffering from a lack of oxygen. According to the Custer County Sheriff's Office, on Thursday, officials responded to a report of a 32-year-old man stuck inside…
Fire breaks out at Pine Ridge Trading Co.
PINE RIDGE, S.D. - Fire crews battled a fire at the Pine Ridge Trading Company and Pine Ridge Oil on Saturday morning. According to the Pennington County Fire Service, crews from both South Dakota and Nebraska fought the blaze. It's…
12/1 Forecast Update (5 p.m.): Slippery roads expected tonight
5 PM UPDATE: Snow is continuing to fall across much of the region, especially in the Black Hills, along Interstate 90 and south of I-90. Snow will end from northeast to southwest during the evening...ending in Rapid City sometime around midnight.…
Spearfish fuel tanker rollover shuts down road for hours
SPEARFISH, S.D. - Hazmat crews called out to a fuel tanker rollover in Spearfish on Friday. Police say the tanker made a left turn onto 27th Street near the Exit 14 ramp and tipped onto its side. No fuel was spilled…
