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above and beyond

Above and Beyond Gives to Forty Local School Employees

November 24, 2025- The Rapid City Public School Foundation celebrates Rapid City Area Schools employees who demonstrate excellence every day. Through the Above and Beyond program, staff, students and parents […]

Record Haul for Rapid City ‘Pack the Pantry’ Food Drive

Senator John Thune Tours Construction At Children’s Home Society

Box Elder Residential Fire Leaves One Man and Dog Dead

Sit Down With A CEO: Sanford Health’s Kyle Wiese

Rapid City Prepares for Thanksgiving Holiday Closures, Schedule Changes

Rush Get Swept by the Kansas City Mavericks 

Tanner Usrey to Headline Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® Concert with Special Guest Kenny Feidler

A Texas storyteller meets South Dakota grit in a powerhouse BHSS lineup FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6,

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Ole 60 Ole 60 to Headline Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® Concert with Special Guest Rob Langd

Viral Kentucky six-piece brings genre-bending country to Rapid City on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2026. Rapid

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Downtown Presidential Statues Get Bundled Up

RAPID CITY, South Dakota – The arrival of the season’s first significant cold snap means

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RCPD Report Two Drug Arrests Over Weekend

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Police in Rapid City reported a couple of drug-related incidents over

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Donald Trump Statue Permanently Installed, Becomes First Incumbent To Join “City Of Presidents”

RAPID CITY, SD — After installation this morning, sitting US president Donald J. Trump has

Fire burns 10 acres near Rapid City airport

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Fire crews were on scene of a wildfire burning near Rapid

Rhoden campaign for Governor hits Sturgis

STURGIS, S.D. — South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden continues to kick-start his 2026 campaign by

RCPD Announces Three Arrests In Connection To Anti-Shoplifting Operations

RAPID CITY, SD — The Rapid City Police Department announced today that on November 24th,

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South Dakota Expands Opioid Settlement Grant Access for Communities

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South Dakota Ranks Among Nation’s Deadliest States for Commercial Truck Accidents

CFN Enterprises: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

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California Man Convicted in South Dakota Online Scam

Kelly Nix, executive director of Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, confers with a pardoned tom turkey named Gus at the sanctuary, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Erie, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Some families are ‘adopting’ turkeys for Thanksgiving instead of eating them

A podium is prepared before Democrats hold news conference on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House before votes to end the government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions

FILE - A photograph of Etan Patz hangs on an angel figurine, as part of a makeshift memorial in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, May 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Prosecutors will retry man in death of Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance spotlighted missing kids

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the 4th annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit at Purdue University Fort Wayne, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in Fort Wayne, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Top US military officials are visiting Caribbean leaders as Trump weighs next steps

FILE - Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Democratic congressman’s lawsuit claims Trump housing official abused post to target Trump critics

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters as FBI Director Kash Patel, left, and Bill Essayli, acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California listen during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Court official dismisses Justice Department’s misconduct complaint against a federal judge in DC

FILE - Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kansas, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution

The Capitol Christmas Tree, a 53-foot red fir, arrives to the U.S. Capitol from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

FBI seeks interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged US troops to defy illegal orders

Sports.

2025 State Volleyball Recap

Rush Get Swept by the Kansas City Mavericks 

Yellow Jacket Women Fall on Last Second Free Throws to Northern Stat

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Kansas City Mavericks stomp the Rapid City Rush 

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson, left, gives instruction to guard Mercy Miller (25) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in the Players Era tournament Las Vegas, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson questions free-throw disparity after loss to Tennessee

Tennessee guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie (0) and guard Ethan Burg (35) celebrate after Tennessee defeated Houston in an NCAA college basketball game in the Players Era tournament Las Vegas, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ja’Kobi Gillespie’s clutch free throws lift No. 17 Tennessee to 76-73 win over No. 3 Houston

Injured Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow walks on the field before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Bengals QB Joe Burrow excited for long-awaited return and Thanksgiving stage against Ravens

Bills provide QB Josh Allen another veteran option by signing receiver Brandin Cooks

Business.

 Mastel Surgical Makes World-Class Precision Eye Surgery Instruments, Right Here in Rapid City

Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Earns State’s Only ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety

YMCA of Rapid City Adds Two New Executive Board Members

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Sit Down With A CEO: Sanford Health’s Kyle Wiese

FILE - Tourists flock to Mather Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Oct. 1, 2025, in Grand Canyon, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks

This undated combination of photos shows clockwise from top left the company logos for Amazon, Target, Lufthansa Group, UPS, ConocoPhillips, Intel, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Nestle. (AP Photo, file)

Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently

FILE - The Weeknd performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours ‘Til Dawn’ Tour grosses over $1 billion, Live Nation says

A person walks past posters promoting the campaign by Bath & Body Works at Grand Central station, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Why does this NYC subway station smell ‘Christmassy’? It’s an ad

Politics.

Democrats threatened by Trump over video say they’re now being investigated by FBI

Trump shedding support among Latino voters, survey finds

Uncertainty pushes 18-year federal science communicator to leave profession

Biologist cautions next generation against trusting a career with the federal government

FILE - Sen. Doug Jones delivers his concession speech surrounded by family during his election night watch party, Nov. 3, 2020, in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett, File)

Former US Sen. Doug Jones announces run for Alabama governor

FILE - Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks to reporters after a campaign event on Proposition 50 in San Francisco, on Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

A sheriff, a billionaire, a tinge of scandal. California governor’s race packs drama, uncertainty

FILE - A sheriff's deputy inspects ballots with the aid of a dog at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center Nov. 4, 2025, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries

FILE - Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., addresses a gathering Nov. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Potential presidential candidates are less coy about 2028 plans: ‘Of course I’m thinking about it’

Lifestyle.

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Tanner Usrey to Headline Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® Concert with Special Guest Kenny Feidler

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Ole 60 Ole 60 to Headline Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo® Concert with Special Guest Rob Langd

The greatest mystery of Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ movies? Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc

Firehouse Pizzeria Brings a Bold New Culinary Experience to Downtown Rapid City

FILE - South Korean author Han Kang speaks to the media during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Nobel laureate Han Kang’s first nonfiction book in English to be released next spring

The Weekend Rundown

Rapid City Weekend Rundown: Food Pairings, Bingo, Local Talent, and One Final Bow

Downtown Rapid City Set for First-Ever Gobble Crawl on Thanksgiving Eve

Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards

Agriculture.

SD’s water protectors encouraged by ag regulation chatter

Tyson to shutter Nebraska beef plant

Horsemanship portion of Miss Rodeo America competition canceled amid horse virus concerns

CSF closes facilities to horses, pre-NFR events postponed or canceled due to deadly horse virus

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SD’s water protecters encouraged by farm regulation chatter

State can no longer ‘dance around’ ag regulations

Governor says lawmaker “ignorant’ about production ag as water polluter

Firefighters to switch to SoyFoam retardant in initiative underway in South Dakota

Obituaries.

Bruce Arthur Miller

In Memoriam

Carol Marie Swenson | 11/20/2025

Cheryl (Sherry) Feist Merritt

In Memoriam

Thomas William Owen | 11/19/2025

Andrew Kari Wicks

Valorie Kay Price Hlavka

In Memoriam

Klare H Schroeder | 11/18/2025

Zelpha M. Reede