Category Archives: News
Triple-Digit Heat Targets Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Upper Midwest-Residents Urged To Take Precautions
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) A dangerous and potentially historic early-summer heat wave is gripping much of South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. The National Weather Service...
Jun 18, 2025
Rapid City Memorial Confronts Painful Boarding School History
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) A new memorial in Rapid City honors the Native American children who died at the Rapid City Indian Boarding School between 1898 and 1933. While the memorial marks...
Jun 17, 2025
Trump Silent As SD Blocks Carbon Pipelines
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota is at the center of a growing national clash over carbon dioxide pipelines, with state officials taking aggressive action even as the federal governm...
Jun 12, 2025
Black Hills Gold Explorer Gets Major Valuation Boost
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) A South Dakota gold exploration company received a 45 percent stock price target boost Tuesday, but its ambitious mining plans now face scrutiny from regulators, ...
Jun 11, 2025
COVID-19 Medical Costs Linked To Economic Slowdown In SD, Study Finds
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) reveals that increased medical expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant declin...
Jun 10, 2025
Dog Ticks Today, Human Risk Tomorrow: New Study Offers Early Warning For SD
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) A new study suggests South Dakota and the northern Plains could get early warnings about disease outbreaks in people-by watching what's happening to local dogs fi...
Jun 08, 2025
Northern Hills Community Band Concerts For June 2025
Thursday, June 19, 7:00 p.m. - - Adams House, Deadwood Sunday, June 22, 7:00 p.m. - - Harley Davidson Rally Point, Sturgis Thursday, June 26, 7:00 p.m. - - City Park, Spearfish
Jun 08, 2025
Sturgis Area Arts Council June 2025 Events
Thursday, June 5 Armchair Travelers Book Club will be discussing authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Sturgis Public Library's Lushbough Room, 12:00 noon Thursday, June 12 Sturgis Area Arts Council M...
Jun 08, 2025
South Dakota Posts Nation's Lowest Jobless Rate At 1.8 Percent
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) South Dakota continues to lead the nation with the lowest unemployment rate, holding steady at 1.8 percent in April 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor St...
Jun 06, 2025
COVID-19 Cases Remain Low In SD, But Summer Uptick Possible
(From Todd Epp, Northern Plains News) COVID-19 activity remains low across South Dakota and the northern Plains as of early June, according to the South Dakota Department of Health and the Centers for...
Jun 04, 2025
