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Uranium Mining Company Restarts State Permit Process for Dewey-Burdock Project

A company that wants to mine for uranium in southwestern South Dakota is restarting its state permitting process and preparing for a public hearing after securing federal permits earlier this year. The Dewey-Burdock project would cover nearly 20 square miles in Custer and Fall River counties along the southern edge of the Black Hills, 13 miles from the city of Edgemont. Legal challenges have kept the project in a 14-year stalemate since its initial application for a state permit. Interest in uranium mining has risen recently in response to nuclear energy’s potential to supply electricity for data centers. For information about submitting a petition or comment on the Powertech permit applications by the Nov. 9 deadline, go to danr.sd.gov/public.

Rapid City Public Library to Host Halloween Story Time Saturday

RAPID CITY, S.D. — One of Rapid City Public Library’s most popular events is set for this Saturday with the annual Halloween Story Time. The free event begins at 10:30 a.m. in the Youth Services Area with story time. Children adorned in Halloween costumes will gather in the Youth Services area to hear Halloween stories, then parade through the Library enjoying activities and crafts and get some candy from library staff.

Rapid City Sales Tax Collections Reach $62.5 Million Through August

RAPID CITY, S.D. — August sales tax receipts for Rapid City continued to reflect “solid growth” according to City officials. The August sales tax report reflected continued growth across nearly all sectors of the Rapid City economy. Overall year-to-date sales tax receipts for Rapid City total more than $62.5 million, compared to $59.1 million for the same eight-month period in 2025. Year-to-date collections are trending 5.4 percent above the 2026 budget projection. Rapid City Finance Director Daniel Ainslie says the August numbers continue to show “stronger than expected economic activity”.

Red Ribbon Week Underway in Rapid City, Free Halloween Skate Planned

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Red Ribbon week, an annual drug awareness and prevention campaign, kicked off Monday in Rapid City. As part of the week’s activities, ‘Spooky Skate’- a free skating event – will be held on Halloween from 1-3:15 p.m. at the Roosevelt Park Ice Arena. The event is hosted by the Rapid City Optimist Club, the ice arena and Thrivent. It’s a free, Halloween day fun event. Red Ribbon Week started in 1985. It is supported locally by the Rapid City Optimist Club and is the United States' largest and longest-running drug prevention awareness campaign. The 2026 Red Ribbon Week theme is ‘Make a Difference, Be a Hero, Stay Drug Free’.

Man pleads guilty to federal hate crimes in deadly firebomb attack on Colorado demonstrators

DENVER (AP) — An Egyptian man has pleaded guilty to federal hate crime and other charges for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year. Mohamed Soliman is already serving life in prison after pleading guilty to state charges last spring. Prosecutors on Thursday accuse Soliman of carrying out the June 1, 2025, attack on the demonstrators because they were Jewish. The demonstrators were marching in support of hostages taken in the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel when Soliman lit and threw two Molotov cocktails. The attack killed one person and injured a dozen others. Soliman is scheduled to be sentenced in January. (Full story)

DoorDash offers $17 billion for Instacart in what would be a big consolidation for grocery delivery

DoorDash is offering $17 billion to buy Instacart to supercharge its grocery delivery business in what would be a big consolidation in grocery delivery. DoorDash said the Instacart brand name and app will remain, and Instacart shoppers can continue fulfilling orders for Instacart. Instacart customers will now have access to 50,000 additional stores covered by DoorDash. Instacart, founded in 2012, specializes in grocery and convenience store delivery in the U.S. and Canada. DoorDash was founded a year later as a restaurant delivery business but expanded to grocery delivery in 2020. (Full story)

Senate is skeptical about making daylight saving time permanent despite Trump's pressure

WASHINGTON (AP) — Get ready to fall back. The Senate is unlikely to act on a House-passed bill that would make daylight saving time permanent, despite pressure from President Donald Trump and Americans who don’t like having to change their clocks twice a year. Daylight saving time ends early Sunday, requiring much of the U.S. to move clocks back one hour. Several senators are holding up legislation that would eliminate that longtime U.S. tradition. Supporters argue that ending the time change would provide more daylight during the times Americans are most active. Opponents say commuters in some states wouldn’t see the sun until after 9 a.m. (Full story)