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Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:47 PM CDT
|By Nick Nelson
As technological capabilities continue to grow, the amount of people utilizing that technology to protect themselves and their property is also growing.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 6:44 PM CDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
Custer State Park officials share the details on this year’s buffalo round-up and arts festival.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 1:54 PM CDT
|By Associated Press and Austin Goss
South Dakota legislative leaders are distributing a petition to lawmakers asking them to support a special session to consider impeaching Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:51 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
The Rapid City Public library has been bringing books all around Pennington County this summer. Not by coming into the library, but instead through pop-up libraries they’ve been setting up around town over the weekend.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
Hiking, Mountain Biking, Motorcycling, Fishing... in the Black Hills, how about all of the above? In 2018 the Black Hills National Forest began to seek public input for modifications, additions and changes to the trail systems. One of the proposals highlighted Rapid City’s Shanks Quarry and Schroeder Trailhead’s, which are going to be merged into an all-purpose loop.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Jill Sears
One person died and three others were injured on Thursday when a Subaru Forester, travelling westbound on Interstate 90 left the road, crossed over the median and collided head-on with a vehicle travelling eastbound on the interstate, just west of Murdo.
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Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 3:32 PM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
South Dakota’s vaccination rate has remained largely unchanged in the last few weeks changing by only a fraction of a percentage point.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:49 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
He says they would like to dedicate more space to telling the story of the 1972 flood, which is nearing its 50th anniversary, highlighting the resilience and growth that has taken place since the tragedy.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:44 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
The property was abandoned in 1888 where “they started their own ranch and actually started the town of Deerfield South Dakota,” says Knutson.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:20 PM CDT
|By Scarlett Lisjak
In October of 2016, Vinny Brewer was killed in broad day light outside a youth center on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Thursday, the case has made some head way as it inches closer to a verdict after five years.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:08 PM CDT
|By Scarlett Lisjak
Monday, Governor Kristi Noem addressed the controversial proposed changes to South Dakota’s social studies standards on Twitter, calling them an improvement from the previous curriculum. But these changes have not come without its far share of criticism.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 7:01 PM CDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
All Monument Health employees, whether directly involved in patient care or not, are now required to get the COVID vaccine.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:51 PM CDT
|By Nick Nelson
The requirement is going into effect because of the district’s back-to-school plan passed by the school board.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Nick Nelson
If you’ve walked the Rapid City streets, you may have encountered someone asking for any extra cash, you may have on hand, and while you may want to help, the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office says you might want to avoid giving that money.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 3:12 PM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
South Dakota’s vaccination rate has remained largely unchanged in the last few weeks raising under only a fraction of a percentage point.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
Monument Health announced Thursday a new mandate requiring all of its employees to be fully vaccinated
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 9:09 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
During Rapid City’s Legal and Finance Committee meeting today, the topic of marijuana zoning rules for four different types of establishments, manufacturing, cultivation, dispensaries and testing, were discussed for a final time before they are voted on by City Council next week.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 9:00 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
If passed by City Council, it would come as a $500 bonus to what was estimated as 446 employees in April, and would cost the City just shy of $260,000 dollars.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 8:46 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
The Pennington County Sherriff’s Office and the Rapid City Police Department have been trying to erect a crisis care unit in Rapid City that would tend to mental health care needs in the community that Police say are currently lacking.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 8:15 PM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
This is done every year to make sure cracks aren't getting any bigger on the monument
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 7:14 PM CDT
|By Scarlett Lisjak
Tuesday six rules from Governor Kristi Noem’s office regarding medical cannabis were booted by South Dakota lawmakers.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 6:47 PM CDT
|By Nick Nelson and Miranda O'Bryan
Students at Red Cloud Indian School are taking to the streets, and the doorsteps of tribal government to send the message that they want to continue in-person learning.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By Dominik W. E. Dausch
One former EMT with the now-defunct Oglala Sioux Tribe Ambulance Service says they found out about the firing through word-of-mouth and was allegedly told the crews not allowed to tell anyone.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 4:10 PM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
The current number active cases in South Dakota is with 7,364.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 9:45 PM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
The topic of the sinkhole in the Hideaway Hills subdivsion continues
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 8:04 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
It was originally built in 1963, and they say it hasn’t changed much outside of a slight expansion two years ago. CEO, Keiz Larson, says although their kitchen hasn’t changed much in 60 years, the needs of Rapid City have.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 7:54 PM CDT
|By Jeffrey Lindblom
Roberts pounded the gavel and says, “That’s the first time I’ve ever done that in 10 years,” not allowing Evans to continue their dispute.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 at 5:44 PM CDT
|By Aleah Burggraff
" just in the last 10 days alone, you have more than 6,700 people in South Dakota who’ve gotten their very first shot"