KOTA Staff
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By KOTA Staff
Xavier is white and 5-foot-4 ... 110 pounds with blue eyes ... short brown hair with blue shoes and a black hoodie with a white number 23 on the back. Takoda is Native American ... 5-foot-1 and 110 pounds with brown eyes and hair wearing a black hoodie ... black pants and black and white shoes.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By KOTA Staff
There were 262 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday in South Dakota.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By KOTA Staff
It’s that time we’ve all been waiting for. This week the City’s ‘Name The Garbage Truck’ contest is entering its voting phase and that means the public is getting the chance to weigh in and make selections to name nine City garbage trucks.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 1:46 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
An air pollution alert for dust has been issued today for the West side of Rapid City until 8 p.m. The alert was issued within the last two hours by the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources and relayed by the National Weather Service.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 11:06 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
There were 187 new COVID-19 cases reported on Monday in South Dakota. This brings the state’s total known case number to 119,283, with the state’s current death toll at 1947.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 8:30 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
When officers arrived they say they found one person dead in the hotel and another was rushed to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 3:59 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
Ellsworth B-1 bombers are home Friday after a long-range mission near the Balkan peninsula.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 12:18 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
There were 222 new COVID-19 cases reported on Friday in South Dakota. This brings the state’s total known case number to 119,096.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 3:34 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
On Wednesday, COVID-19 claimed the life of one more person in South Dakota.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 3:38 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff and Jill Sears
An inmate at the South Dakota State Penitentiary has died by apparent suicide.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 11:06 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
As of Tuesday there were 163 new COVID-19 infections reported in South Dakota bringing the state’s total known case number to 118,309.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2021 at 11:36 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
As of Monday there were 156 new COVID-19 infections reported in South Dakota bringing the state’s total known case number to 118,146. There have been no new deaths reported.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 11:55 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
The disease claimed 3 more lives bringing South Dakota’s total number of deaths as of Friday to 1,938.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 11:52 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
On Thursday, officials reported 231 new coronavirus cases in South Dakota, bringing the state’s total known cases to 117,990.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 10:32 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
A true sign of spring in Rapid City are the crews from the Parks and Recreation Department uncovering the City’s rose bushes.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 2:34 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
On Tuesday, officials from the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office say that a 63-year-old male inmate, being held on state charges, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Pennington County Jail.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 4:15 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
This week the South Dakota Board of Regents approved tuition and mandatory fees for the upcoming academic year. These costs, at an average increase of $104.98, or 1.1 percent, will impact students in the State’s public university system.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 4:50 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
At around 6:30p.m., police observed a Jeep Cherokee that had previously been reported stolen, driving eastbound on Saint Cloud Street.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 4:05 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
At 10:50p.m., March, 26, police were dispatched to the area of E. Kansas City Street and Myrtle Avenue on a report of a male who had been shot.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 12:29 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
State health officials reported 5 new COVID-19 deaths in South Dakota on Monday, bringing the state’s total death toll to 1,933.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 12:36 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
A Minnesota lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow Minnesota counties to secede from the state and join South Dakota.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 5:34 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
Rounds (R-SD) posted a picture of his bronze Governor statue in Pierre that’s holding a shotgun and said: “Hey Joe Biden come and take it. Careful she bites too.”
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 9:59 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
Rapid City police are currently investigating a homicide which took place at a residence in the 900 block of North 7th Street.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 1:43 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
South Dakota Attorney General candidate Marty Jackley has been endorsed by nearly 60 South Dakota counties just weeks after announcing his candidacy.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 12:33 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
Nearly 6,600 pounds of meat have been donated to Feeding South Dakota as a result of the City’s annual deer harvest.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 5:07 PM MST
|By KOTA Staff
The last few days have been practically tropical here in the Black Hills. Now, in typical South Dakota Spring fashion, a snowstorm is on its way.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 2:53 PM MST
|By KOTA Staff
The first blasting activities are scheduled for Wednesday, March 10 and Friday, March 12, 2021.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2021 at 2:20 PM MST
|By KOTA Staff
Agate Bed Fire burning near Fairburn, S.D.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 9:28 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
Impeachment proceedings sucked the oxygen out of much of the past week, but there’s still a lot to do in the final 10 days of the State Legislature in Pierre.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 11:56 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
South Dakota health officials reported 212 new coronavirus cases as other tracking numbers remained relatively flat Tuesday.
Updated: Feb. 4, 2021 at 9:07 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
The Heart of the Black Hills transforms into the state’s “sweetheart capital” on Valentine’s Day with its Tour de Chocolate and Polar Bear Chili Cookoff
Updated: Jan. 25, 2021 at 10:21 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
Gov. Kristi Noem has introduced legislation that would ban abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis in South Dakota.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 at 12:14 PM MST
|By KOTA Staff
Black Hills Energy customers may experience intermittent power outages due to high winds across the region.
Updated: Dec. 31, 2020 at 11:47 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
Snowstorm Trail has been added to the list of open areas. Full access to Stewart Slope and Surprise Trails and the lower portion of Welcome Trail are also available.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 at 10:44 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
Everybody likes the bright lights of Christmas, but South Dakota’s Fire Marshal says fire safety must also be a priority during the holiday season.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 11:18 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
Some information still needs to be verified before The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center can release the name of its new arena.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2020 at 5:39 PM MST
|By KOTA Staff
For the Post Office this year, there’s added pressure as the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing many to shop online and send their gifts through the mail.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 1:22 PM MST
|By KOTA Staff
This burn is necessary to maintain the diversity of vegetation in the area and it will reduce the risk of wildfires in that area by breaking up dead, downed fuel.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 11:27 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
A person of interest was detained nearby and authorities found a handgun close to the apartment complex.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 3:09 PM MST
|By KOTA Staff
As COVID-19 continues to surge in the Black Hills, another free mass testing event is scheduled for Rapid City this weekend.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2020 at 10:08 AM MST
|By KOTA Staff
While masks aren’t required, they’re highly recommended.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 11:58 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
In a 15-4-2 vote, tribal leadership moved forward with plans to lock down the Pine Ridge Reservation for seven days in response to an increase of COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 11:03 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
The disease is responsible for 347 total deaths in South Dakota, including 124 in October, with over a week left to go in the month.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 3:51 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
South Dakota’s six public universities are emphasizing test-optional academic pathways for prospective students as they apply in the current admissions cycle.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 2:01 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
Rapid City awarded the Black Hills Farmers Market with a 2020 Sustainability Award Monday.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 2:58 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
Hemp can be grown in South Dakota for the 2021 growing season after the United States Department of Agriculture's approval.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 11:34 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff and KEVN Staff
Three notable accidents occurred and all drivers involved were impaired due to drugs, according to Rapid City Police.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 11:07 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Youth Build Program awarded five students $2,000 in scholarship money, to be used at the college of their choice.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 7:50 AM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
A car crashed into the pond at miniature golf attraction Pirate’s Cove around 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 3:04 PM MDT
|By KOTA Staff
According to the Secretary of State, there are more than 79,000 registered voters in Pennington County and more than 20,500 absentee ballots have been cast as of Oct. 14.