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Meade County Jail Inmate Found Deceased in Cell
STURGIS, S.D. — The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate was found deceased in their cell Monday night. In a release, the sheriff’s office says on September 15, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an inmate at the Meade County Jail was found unresponsive in his cell. Jail staff responded promptly, initiating life-saving measures. Despite their efforts, the inmate was pronounced deceased. The inmate’s identity was not released and stated the investigation will be headed up by the state D.C.I.
Rapid City Police Arrest Two After Business Burglary, Search for Third Suspect
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Police arrested two individuals Tuesday and are looking for a third following a burglary at a business at 1624 Haines Avenue. Police say three individuals were seen on surveillance video breaking into the business by using a rock to break out a glass door. The three were seen taking beer from the business. Police arrested the juvenile who threw the rock through the glass door about an hour later and a second individual was arrested after attempting to make entry into the residence on Explorer Street. Anyone with any information about the other individual who burglarized the store is encouraged to contact police.
Petitions Circulate to Force Vote on Planned Rapid City Theme Park
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Opponents of a planned theme park in Rapid City have begun circulating petitions to force a vote on the issue. The Rapid City Council recently passed a $125 million TIF district to fund Libertyland, one of the largest TIF’s in state history. Libertyland includes everything from a theme park and resort hotel to shopping and entertainment. Opponents, though, feel Libertyland will affect the community in many ways and are concerned about a change in culture. Opponents will need to gather 2,572 valid signatures to force a vote on the issue. Their deadline is September 26th.
Rapid City Council Appoints Members to Mount Rushmore Road Business Improvement District Board
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Council has announced the appointment of five members of the Mount Rushmore Road Group to the Mount Rushmore Road Business Improvement District Board. The business improvement district was established this summer and will have new avenues to build upon the beautification and safety initiatives they have been working on. The Mount Rushmore Road Group hosts events such as the South Dakota Legacy Speaker Series.
Cyberattack Exposed Patient Data at Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Black Hills Regional Eye Institute in Rapid City reports a January cyberattack exposed patient data. The institute says an unauthorized party accessed files between Jan. 4 and Jan. 8. A review finished July 30, and notification letters began Aug. 29. Information may include medical and insurance details and, in some cases, Social Security numbers. BHREI says there is no evidence of misuse and is offering credit monitoring. Details are in the notice on the institute’s website.
Rapid City Announces Biennial Hazardous Waste Disposal Event
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The City of Rapid City will host their Biennial Hazardous Waste Disposal Event next month. This year’s event is set for Saturday, October 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Central States Fairgrounds. The event is free to the public and City officials encourage the public to bring many household hazardous waste materials for disposal. The Solid Waste Division will also be accepting donations to reduce student lunch debts and balances for students in Rapid City area schools. The event is for household items, and business or commercial items will not be accepted. Paint or stain will not be accepted at this event.
Suspect left note saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk, later confessed in texts, prosecutor says
PROVO, Utah (AP) — The man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university has been charged with aggravated murder. The charge means 22-year-old Tyler Robinson could face the death penalty if convicted of killing Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem. Robinson appeared briefly before a judge by video from jail. Kirk was gunned down Sept. 10 as he spoke with students and died soon after. Prosecutors allege Robinson shot Kirk in the neck with a bolt-action rifle from the roof of a nearby campus building. Robinson also is charged with felony discharge of a firearm and obstructing justice. Prosecutors say Robinson’s DNA was found on the trigger of the gun used to kill Kirk.
New York judge tosses terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, lets murder count stand
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state’s case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state’s second-degree murder charges against him. Judge Gregory Carro ruled Tuesday that although there is no doubt that the killing was not an ordinary street crime, New York law doesn’t consider something terrorism simply because it was motivated by ideology. The ruling came as Mangione made his first court appearance in the state case since February. The 27-year-old Ivy League graduate has attracted a cult following as a stand-in for frustrations with the health insurance industry after Thompson was fatally shot in Manhattan in December.
Trump’s UK visit will mix trade and tech talks with royal pomp
LONDON (AP) — Donald Trump has arrived in the United Kingdom, where he’ll become the first U.S. president to get a second state visit to the U.K. As Trump left the White House on Tuesday, he noted that during his past state visit he was hosted at Buckingham Palace and this time he’ll be at Windsor Castle, which he says people call “the ultimate.” Trump will meet King Charles III at Windsor Castle and hold talks with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers. Trump says U.K. officials want to continue trade negotiations during his visit. The British government hopes a multibillion-dollar technology deal will show strong trans-Atlantic ties despite differences over Ukraine and the Middle East.
Robert Redford, Oscar-winning director, actor and indie patriarch, dies at 89
Robert Redford has died at 89. The Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema died in Utah on Tuesday. His publicist didn’t immediately provide a cause of death. After rising to stardom in the 1960s, Redford was one of the biggest stars of the ’70s with such films as “The Candidate,” “All the President’s Men” and “The Way We Were.” Redford played the wily outlaw opposite Paul Newman in 1969’s “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” a box-office smash from which Redford’s Sundance Institute and festival got its name.