Category Archives: News
State Lottery Sales Surge, But States Keep Smaller Share Of Revenue
State lotteries are bringing in record money, but states are keeping less of it. A new Census Bureau report shows lottery ticket sales nearly doubled to $104 billion between 2008 and 2024. Prize payou...
Apr 11, 2026
Interior Department Move Could Push Bison Off Federal Lands, Stirring National Backlash
A major fight over the future of America's bison is unfolding in Montana. The Interior Department is moving to cancel long-standing bison grazing leases on federal land, a shift driven by pressure fro...
Apr 11, 2026
Rapid City Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking Network
A Rapid City man will spend the next decade in federal prison for running a fentanyl and meth distribution network across the region. Federal prosecutors say 27yearold Ezra Bald Eagle built a drug pip...
Apr 11, 2026
South Dakota Gas Prices Up 51 Cents From Last Year Amid Global Supply Uncertainty
South Dakotans are paying about 51 cents more per gallon than they were a year ago, according to GasBuddy. Analysts say global volatility is driving the increase, even after a ceasefire announcement i...
Apr 09, 2026
Faith Man Convicted Of Federal First-Degree Burglary In Ziebach County Case
A federal jury has found 34-year-old Dalton Hump of Faith guilty of first-degree burglary. Prosecutors say Hump broke into a home in Ziebach County on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation on July 10, ...
Apr 09, 2026
South Dakota CDL Holders Must Update Medical Certificates By July 1
Most South Dakota commercial driver's license holders will soon need a valid medical examiner's certificate to keep their CDL. A new federal requirement taking effect July 1 removes the old "K restric...
Apr 09, 2026
Pine Ridge Woman Sentenced To Over Five Years in Federal Prison For Violent Assault
A Pine Ridge woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for a violent assault that left another woman with serious injuries. Federal prosecutors say 37-year-old Jessie Sutton was g...
Apr 09, 2026
Rapid City Delays Chapel Lane Bridge Replacement After Grant Funding Denied
Rapid City officials say the long-planned Chapel Lane Bridge replacement is being delayed after the city was denied a key state grant. Public Works Director Mike Theis says the city hoped to receive f...
Apr 07, 2026
Rapid City Delays Vote On County's Proposed 172-Acre TIF District Near Catron Boulevard
Pennington County is seeking to create a new Tax Increment Financing District on roughly 172 acres south of Catron Boulevard, west of Fifth Street, and east of Black Hills Boulevard. Part of the land ...
Apr 07, 2026
Rapid City Moves Toward Allowing Backyard Chickens
Rapid City is one step closer to allowing backyard chickens. The City Council this week approved first reading of an ordinance that would let residents keep up to six hens and six chicks, with coops l...
Apr 07, 2026
Ryan's Worst Of The Week Jokes Daily Montages (As They Were Aired)
They either make you laugh, chuckle, or you roll your eyes, shake your head, and say…WOW!…
