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Missing Person Near Rockerville Found Safe After 18-Hour Search
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A massive search effort near Rockerville concluded safely Sunday after an individual reported missing by family members near Boulder Hill was located uninjured, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office. The extensive search lasted over 18 hours and involved multiple agencies in the Black Hills, including Pennington County Search and Rescue, Rockerville Volunteer Fire Department, South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the U.S. Forest Service. Drones were also deployed to assist in the search.
One Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash East of Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — One man died in a single-vehicle crash Monday morning, nine miles east of Rapid City, SD. Preliminary information indicates the driver of a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado lost control on Bradsky Road, struck a stack of hay bales, and was transported to a Rapid City hospital where he later died. The driver’s identity has not been released pending family notification.
Highway 385 Closed from Pactola Dam to Taylor Ranch Road for Construction
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Beginning Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, U.S. Highway 385 from the south end of Pactola Dam to Taylor Ranch Road will be closed to through traffic, reopening in March 2026. The closure is part of the ongoing Highway 385 construction project. Local access to Victoria Lake Road and McCurdy Gulch Road will remain open, and both north and south accesses to Pactola Reservoir will remain available.
RSVP+ Seeks Winter Clothing Donations for Veterans Ahead of Make A Difference Day
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The West River Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP+) is seeking donations of winter apparel for veterans at the Cornerstone Mission as part of Make A Difference Day on Saturday, October 25. Items requested include coats, socks, underwear, gloves, and sweatshirts/sweatpants in a range of sizes. Donations must be dropped off at the West River RSVP Office by Thursday, October 23.
New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won’t sign new Pentagon rules
The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative television network Newsmax are among five outlets on Monday who say they won’t sign a new Defense Department document about its new press rules. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team has said that reporters who don’t sign onto their new rules will be thrown out of the Pentagon on Wednesday if they don’t agree. The new rules declare large swaths of the Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth’s team risk getting their access revoked. The Pentagon says the rules are “common sense.” Journalists say they punish routine newsgathering.
Trump urges leaders to put ‘old feuds’ aside as he calls for a new era of harmony in the Middle East
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling for a new era of harmony in the Middle East. Trump spoke Monday during a global summit in Egypt on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas. Trump urges world leaders at the summit to put “the old feuds” to rest and seize momentum, calling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire the first steps to peace. The summit marks a fragile moment of hope for Middle East peace. Trump says there’s a once-in-a-lifetime chance “to declare that our future will not be ruled by the fights of generations past.”
SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket with another win
SpaceX has launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight. The 403-foot Starship thundered into the evening sky Monday from Texas. The booster peeled away and made a controlled entry into the Gulf of Mexico as planned, with the spacecraft skimming space before descending into the Indian Ocean. It’s similar to the previous test flight in August, which scored a success following a string of explosive failures. SpaceX’s Elon Musk intends to use Starship to send people to Mars. NASA cannot land astronauts on the moon by decade’s end without Starship.