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Rapid City Schools Expand Partnership with Discovery Education
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Area Schools (RCAS) announced an expanded partnership with Discovery Education, adding new digital resources to enhance science instruction for grades 6–8 and social studies instruction for grades 9–12. Serving over 12,000 students across western South Dakota, RCAS will integrate the new tools alongside existing Discovery Education programs such as Mystery Science, DreamBox Reading Plus, and DreamBox Math.
Rapid City Man Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder in Bridge Stabbing Case
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Garrett Otto, 29, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Seventh Circuit Court to charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault. Otto is accused of stabbing two individuals and assaulting another at an improvised camp under the I-190 bridge. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison for attempted murder and 15 years for aggravated assault. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 15.
Recount Scheduled for Rapid City Area School Board Area 6 Race
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Area School Board will hold a recount for the Area 6 Board of Education seat after the June 3 election ended with a narrow margin of just three votes—Jamie Clapham with 546 and Brian Johnson with 543. The recount is set for Thursday, June 19 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pennington County Auditor’s Office and will be open to the public in accordance with state election procedures.
Teen Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Fatal Rapid City Shooting
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Omariraine Red Bear, 17, pleaded not guilty this week in Seventh Circuit Court to First Degree Murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 33-year-old Dakota Britthouer on Wood Avenue in May. Red Bear is expected to return to court on July 15 as the case proceeds.
Rapid City Police Target Rising Retail Theft with Store Partnerships
RAPID CITY, S.D. — In response to a national rise in shoplifting, Rapid City Police are increasing efforts to combat retail theft, which has nearly doubled nationwide since 2019. Property Crimes Supervisor Philip Koch says most local thefts are being solved thanks to stronger partnerships with area stores. Commonly stolen items include alcohol, tools, electronics, and clothing, often taken by repeat offenders. Citizens are encouraged to report thefts quickly by calling 911 or using the city’s online reporting tool.
RCAS Board Removes Sexual Orientation Protections, Restricts Transgender Student Facility Use
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Area Schools (RCAS) Board of Education voted 3-1 on Tuesday to adopt a policy revision that removes sexual orientation as a protected class under its definition of discrimination and restricts transgender students from using multi-occupancy bathrooms and changing rooms that do not align with their gender assigned at birth. The policy change follows state-level legislation including the “Help Not Harm” law and HB1259, which limit gender-affirming care for minors and restrict bathroom use based on biological sex. Board member Michael Birkeland cast the lone dissenting vote, citing concerns over the loss of local control and expressing opposition to removing protections for sexual orientation. Birkeland, who publicly identified as gay during the meeting, is set to leave the board next month.
Rapid City Urges Public to Use Online Tool to Report Street Issues
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The City of Rapid City is reminding residents to use its online ‘Report a Problem’ feature to flag non-emergency infrastructure concerns such as potholes, non-working street lights, and damaged traffic signs. Launched in 2023, the tool allows the public to report issues including dim, flashing, or always-on street lights, helping city crews respond more efficiently to community needs.
Iran’s leader rejects calls to surrender and warns that intervention would harm the US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of more Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage to them.” Meanwhile, European diplomats prepared to hold talks with Iran on Friday. The second public appearance by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei since the Israeli strikes began six days ago came as Israel lifted some restrictions on daily life, suggesting that the missile threat from Iran was easing. Khamenei spoke a day after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded in a social media post that Iran surrender without conditions and warned Khamenei that the U.S. knows where he is but has no plans to kill him for now.
Kyiv rescuers find more bodies as death toll from latest Russian attack climbs to 28
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency workers have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a nine-story Kyiv apartment building demolished by a Russian missile. The finds on Wednesday brought the death toll from the attack on the Ukrainian capital the previous day to 28. Authorities said that 23 of those killed were inside the building in one of Kyiv’s districts that took a direct hit and collapsed. It was the deadliest single attack on Kyiv so far this year. Russia fired more than 440 drones and 32 missiles in what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the biggest bombardments of the war, now in its fourth year.
The world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV could stop transmission — if people can get it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world’s only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV. In two groundbreaking studies, Gilead Sciences’ shot, a drug named lenacapavir, nearly eliminated new infections in two groundbreaking studies of people at high risk. It will be sold under the brand name Yeztugo. Wednesday’s approval marks the first step in an anticipated global rollout that experts say could protect millions if they can get access. Drastic cuts to public health in the U.S. and abroad cloud the prospects.
