Incarcerated women to move into new Rapid City prison to alleviate overcrowding
South Dakota officials say prison will include vocational training, mother-infant housing and drug treatment
Jul 12, 2026Open source
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Incarcerated women to move into new RC prison to alleviate overcrowding
RAPID CITY — Incarcerated women will start moving into a new $87 million prison in Rapid City next month, a South Dakota Department of Corrections spokespe...
Jul 11, 2026Open source
Incarcerated South Dakota Women To Move Into New RC Prison To Alleviate Overcrowding
Incarcerated women will start moving into a new $87 million prison in Rapid City next month, a South Dakota Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed...
Jul 11, 2026Open source
PHOTOS: Canyon Lake Little League competes in state tournament
Canyon Lake Little League competed in the first game of the South Dakota state tournament on Tuesday, July 7. The Rapid City team lost 15-9 against Brandon V...
Jul 8, 2026Open source
State’s top election official loses nomination to challenger who supports hand-counting
RAPID CITY — Delegates at the South Dakota Republican Convention denied the state’s top election official an opportunity to seek reelection, choosing a n...
Jul 1, 2026Open source
Photos from the South Dakota Republican Convention in Rapid City
The South Dakota Republican Convention is underway in Rapid City at The Monument. The convention began on Thursday, June 25, and concludes on Saturday, June 27.
Jun 29, 2026Open source
State’s top election official loses nomination to challenger who supports hand-counting
RAPID CITY — Delegates at the South Dakota Republican Convention denied the state’s top election official an opportunity to seek reelection, choosing a n...
Jun 29, 2026Open source
South Dakota’s Top Election Official Loses GOP Nomination To Challenger Who Supports Hand-Counting
RAPID CITY — Delegates at the South Dakota Republican Convention denied the state’s top election official an opportunity to seek reelection, choosing a n...
Jun 28, 2026Open source
Federal agencies and tribe partner to clear Pine Ridge Reservation’s ballistics testing backlog
RAPID CITY — Federal law enforcement agencies and the Oglala Sioux Tribe have partnered to address a backlog of ballistics data.
Jun 21, 2026Open source
Area high school track athletes earn All-State honors
RAPID CITY — A number of area track and field athletes received all-state honors from the South Dakota Cross Country and Track & Field Coaches Associat...
Jun 20, 2026Open source
Troopers win Veteran's Classic, finish undefeated
Sheridan Troopers baseball finished the Black Hills Veteran's Classic baseball tournament in Rapid City, South Dakota Sunday.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
Riders go 2-2 in Rapid City during Veterans Classic Tournament
Coming off a four-game win streak that led to an undefeated record in conference play last week, the Gillette Roughriders traveled to Rapid City, South Dakot...
Jun 8, 2026Open source
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South Dakota American Legion Class A baseball playoff pairings are set
Post 320 will begin the state tournament at home, while Spearfish Post 164 will travel west for a three-game series.
Jul 20, 2026Open source
Restoration Artists Craft ‘The Next Phase Of History’ In The South Dakota Capitol Rotunda
PIERRE — While tour groups, state employees and lawmakers make their way around scaffolding on the second floor of the South Dakota Capitol building, artis...
Jul 20, 2026Open source
Sanford Dies; State Leaders Mourn Loss Of ‘Greatest Philanthropist In South Dakota history’
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden said this weekend that the state “will forever be impacted” by the legacy of businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford.
Jul 20, 2026Open source
USD Expects Versatile Offense This Season
SIOUX FALLS— South Dakota’s offense will feature multiple weapons this season, and that brings multiple options for the ball to go to.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
First-round matchups lined up for South Dakota Class A Legion baseball
The playoff path for South Dakota American Legion Class A postseason baseball is now set.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
South Dakota billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford dies at 90
South Dakota’s wealthiest businessman and philanthropist, the billionaire T. Denny Sanford, has died at age 90.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
Councilors, Sioux Falls' first female mayor sworn in at ceremony
Newly appointed mayor Christine Erickson sits in the mayor’s seat on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Carnegie Town Hall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Jul 18, 2026Open source
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Jul 18, 2026Open source
Mitchell Republic livestream of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade
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Jul 18, 2026Open source
Youth leaders serve on Farmers Union Junior Advisory Council
STURGIS — Each year during South Dakota Farmers Union Senior Leadership Camp teens are selected to serve on the Junior Advisory Council, through an intervi...
Jul 18, 2026Open source
Judge temporarily blocks South Dakota’s abortion-pill advertising ban as lawsuit continues
A new South Dakota law that criminalizes the advertising of abortion pills cannot be enforced while a lawsuit against it continues.
Jul 18, 2026Open source
Man’s body found hidden in hotel room had been there for months, police say
Three people were arrested after investigators said a man’s body was hidden in a South Dakota hotel room for several months.
Jul 17, 2026Open source
Three Spearfish players part of nationals-bound girls’ soccer team
SPEARFISH — The South Dakota United Spirit soccer team set to compete at next week’s U.S. Club National Cup Tournament in Denver, Colo., will include nam...
Jul 17, 2026Open source
New novel from SD native and Navy vet explores harshest facets of frontier life
PIERRE — South Dakota author and Navy veteran Rocky Dean Matson proudly announces the release of his debut historical action novel, “The Ordinary Grit: C...
Jul 17, 2026Open source
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Rapid City is in Pennington County, South Dakota.
Region: Western South Dakota
ZIP Codes
57701, 57702, 57703, 57709
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South Dakota American Legion Class A baseball playoff pairings are set
Post 320 will begin the state tournament at home, while Spearfish Post 164 will travel west for a three-game series.
Jul 20, 2026Open source
Restoration Artists Craft ‘The Next Phase Of History’ In The South Dakota Capitol Rotunda
PIERRE — While tour groups, state employees and lawmakers make their way around scaffolding on the second floor of the South Dakota Capitol building, artis...
Jul 20, 2026Open source
Sanford Dies; State Leaders Mourn Loss Of ‘Greatest Philanthropist In South Dakota history’
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden said this weekend that the state “will forever be impacted” by the legacy of businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford.
Jul 20, 2026Open source
USD Expects Versatile Offense This Season
SIOUX FALLS— South Dakota’s offense will feature multiple weapons this season, and that brings multiple options for the ball to go to.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
First-round matchups lined up for South Dakota Class A Legion baseball
The playoff path for South Dakota American Legion Class A postseason baseball is now set.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
South Dakota billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford dies at 90
South Dakota’s wealthiest businessman and philanthropist, the billionaire T. Denny Sanford, has died at age 90.
Jul 19, 2026Open source
Councilors, Sioux Falls' first female mayor sworn in at ceremony
Newly appointed mayor Christine Erickson sits in the mayor’s seat on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Carnegie Town Hall in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Jul 18, 2026Open source
Back in Time July 18: Syncom in Mitchell
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Jul 18, 2026Open source
Mitchell Republic livestream of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Parade
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Jul 18, 2026Open source
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