Connor Matteson
News Reporter
Rapid City, SD
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All the way from California, Connor joined us in July of 2019 after graduating from his hometown university Fresno State. Since moving to Rapid City, he has enjoyed the outdoors especially Spearfish Canyon and hopes to get out and explore even more of the beautiful Black Hills.
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The back to school debate is taking place in school board meetings and individual homes across the country. But in South Dakota, one group wants to make sure indigenous students know all their options before making a decision.
Many rally-goers got the antibody test before making their way back home.
The 80th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally brings in people from across the nation and this year it brought in a group of first-time rally goers from Ohio who are checking an item off their bucket list.
And one lemony twist, nurses and law enforcement can stop by and grab some free lemonade.
The Rally brings in hundreds of thousands of people across the nation, which means people are spending more money.
The annual event brings with it visitors from across the country, as well as increased crime rates.
Back in April, people in the Hideaway Hills subdivision in Black Hawk were evacuated from their homes, after a mine collapsed. Now, they're going back to get another look.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention people sixty years old and older who contract COVID 19 are at a greater health risk.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are almost five million cases of COVID-19 in the United States.
Sturgis residents who lived on Dudley Street were surprised to have police at their doors with notes to move their vehicles.
It's almost time for the Sturgis rally, which means hundreds-of-thousands of bikers from around the world will be rumbling into the Black Hills.
"Mines is an unusual word to encounter in the higher ed space. It’s memorable and pairing it with South Dakota makes it truly unique."
If students do decide to go to school, arrangements will be made.
The parking lot of Rapid City's Dakota Market Square is ready for the next phase of the project.
There are more than a hundred cases of drones flying too close to aircraft's around the nation.
A hatchery rail car in Spearfish is finally getting a makeover after more than two decades.
Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie says that they don’t know yet if Lyft and Uber will be there.
A Black Hills fish hatchery is researching how to reduce certain fish populations.
Floating down the river in an inner tube in one thing, but what about the inside of a car tire?
Vendors in Sturgis are pitching their tents for the upcoming rally.
It’s that time of the year for the Meade County Fair, but this year is a little bit different.
Enjoying a day out on a boat can be fun but can be dangerous.