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Fire crews quickly jump on fire in Boulder Canyon Sunday night

STURGIS, S.D. – Quick work by area firefighters kept a dangerous fire from getting away in high winds last night in Boulder Canyon. The Granite Fire was reported just before […]

Photo Story: No Kings Day in Rapid City

Rapid City Rush’s Ryan Wagner achieves 100th ECHL point

South Dakota Tourism Shines with Four Gold Magellan Awards

Items found near remains confirmed those of victim

Property Tax Repeal Proposed, Replaced with Retail Transaction Tax in South Dakota

Rapid City Organizers Expect Strong Turnout To Peaceful “No Kings” Protest This Saturday

Internet Issues? It’s Probably the AWS Outage

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A significant disruption in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) US-EAST-1 cloud

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Night of Shooting Stars: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Over Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Skygazers in Rapid City and throughout the Black Hills region are

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Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an

Rush Secure First Win of Season

In a game of firsts the Rapid City Rush beat the Kansas City Mavericks by

Sustainability Committee Seeking Youth To Serve As Committee Ambassadors

RAPID CITY, SD — Rapid City’s Sustainability Committee is accepting applications for two committee positions

It’s Time to Plant Your Garlic in the Black Hills

RAPID CITY, S.D. — If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to plant garlic,

Whiskey@Work Hosts Toast Mortlach, ‘The Beast of Dufftown’

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The hosts of Whiskey@Work have turned a single bottle of Scotch

MWI Health Opens Its Doors, Promising Expanded Mental Health Service To The Rapid City Community

RAPID CITY, SD — On Wednesday, representatives and staff from now-statewide mental health service provider

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Wyoming library director fired amid book dispute wins $700,000 settlement

property taxes

Property Tax Repeal Proposed, Replaced with Retail Transaction Tax in South Dakota

Glacier Bancorp: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

US rejects bid to lease coal from public lands in Utah as sales in western states fall flat

FILE - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

United States and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China

This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Kada Scott, 23, who has been missing since she stepped outside during her night shift at a nursing home on Oct. 4. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP)

Authorities say remains found in Philadelphia are of missing woman Kada Scott

FILE - A Broadway street sign appears in Times Square, in New York on Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

Broadway actors and producers reach tentative labor deal, but musicians still threaten a strike

This combo image shows Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger, right. (AP Photo)

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger spar over abortion in Virginia

FILE - Alina Habba speaks after being sworn in as interim US Attorney General for New Jersey, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, on March 28, 2025. (Pool File via AP, file)

Trump administration to defend Alina Habba’s tenure as top New Jersey prosecutor

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attends the ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo)

To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook

This undated photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department shows Kada Scott, 23, who has been missing since she stepped outside during her night shift at a nursing home on Oct. 4. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP)

Philadelphia police find human remains in search for missing woman

Kaiser Permanente health care workers hold signs and chant slogans while on strike in front of the Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Planned 5-day strike at Kaiser Permanente health care facilities ends, with plans for further talks

Sports.

Rush Secure First Win of Season

Rapid City Rush

Rush: The Away Game

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Rapid City Rush’s Ryan Wagner achieves 100th ECHL point

Arrows Quick Start Stuns Scoopers

Chase Briscoe, center, celebrates with the trophy after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Talladega, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Chase Briscoe moves from Tony Stewart to Joe Gibbs and earns a shot at NASCAR title

New York Giants tight end Daniel Bellinger, left, and quarterback Jaxson Dart walk off the field after an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos in Denver, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

Giant meltdown: New York on wrong end of Denver’s historic comeback after 3 shutout quarters

Warren McVea, first Black player to get a football scholarship at a major Texas school, dies at 79

Anaheim Ducks head coach Joel Quenneville, center top, yells to his players during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Quenneville returns to face Blackhawks for 1st time since being banned after sexual assault scandal

Business.

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Internet Issues? It’s Probably the AWS Outage

South Dakota Tourism Shines with Four Gold Magellan Awards

Wealth Advisors Trust Company Names Jonathan Connolly President and COO, Expands National Growth from South Dakota Headquarters

South Dakota Healthcare Faces High Climate Risks, New National Study Finds

FILE - A pair of sea otters swim at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif., March 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

A T-shirt worn by Taylor Swift sparks a $2M windfall for sea otters

From Spice Girl to fashion mogul, Victoria Beckham grabs the chance to tell her own tale

FILE - People walk through University of North Carolina campus March 18, 2020, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Is college worth the cost? Universities work to show the return on investment of a degree

FILE - This April 3, 2013, file photo shows bitcoin tokens in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion in bitcoin

Politics.

Quality and cost of Medicare coverage vary by state, report finds, with SD ranking 24th

Former employees say DOC isn’t ready for the new prison

Seeking US House seat, South Dakota lawmaker bets the farm on loyalty to Trump

Crowd of thousands for No Kings protest in Sioux Falls shows ‘sense of commitment,’ organizer says

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinian civilians in apparent violation of Gaza ceasefire

A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art on the 6th day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Shutdown impact: What it means for workers, federal programs and the economy

President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump drops the F-bomb before the cameras. It wasn’t the first time

Lifestyle.

Comet

Night of Shooting Stars: Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Over Rapid City

It’s Time to Plant Your Garlic in the Black Hills

Whiskey@Work Hosts Toast Mortlach, ‘The Beast of Dufftown’

How to Store Your Garden Onions for the Winter

Chancey Williams

A Real Cowboy’s Country: Chancey Williams Releases New Album, Deadwood Show Set

From Darkness to Light: Four Artists Who Found Purpose Through Pain

Ace Freehley

Rock Icon: Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dies at 74

The Weekend Rundown

Weekend Rundown: Food, Fire Pits, Folk, and Fun!

Agriculture.

Trump’s claim to lower domestic beef prices comes at a cost says R-CALF’s Bill Bullard

FFA regional range evaluation winners announced

Top 10 Industry Leaders named by livestock publication

$10K reward to find shovel-wielding horse killer

South Dakota State University is releasing a new hard red winter wheat variety to seed producers that combines high yield with high protein and drought tolerant traits. SD Vivian has performed well across South Dakota and will be available for farmers for fall 2026 planting.

New SDSU Wheat Variety Offers High Yield, Quality to South Dakota Farmers

Build Your Base beef program building sports teams around South Dakota

Beef packers agree to pay $88M in price-fixing lawsuit

Second reading of a proposed controversial ordinance on use of Meade County roads set for October 14

Obituaries.

In Memoriam

Mark A. Murphy | 10/18/2025

Charles ‘Chuck’ Edward Redden

Ramona Labrensz

Joan Lucile Pelle

Ben Koens

Darlene May Kvanvig

Evelyn R. Murphy

Mable “Dipper” Gennevieve Brunson