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Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Aleah Burggraff
But would these passports be a useful public health tool or an invasion of medical privacy?
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Associated Press
A suburban Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a Black man during a weekend traffic stop accidentally drew her firearm instead of a stun gun, the city’s police chief said Monday. Although rare, a string of similar incidents has happened in recent years across the U.S.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Miranda O'Bryan
The Community Tapestry is a massive work of art constructed by South Dakota’s Artist Laureate, Dale Lamphere, with 20 different community artists featured within the sculpture.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Miranda O'Bryan
Tuesday morning, the FDA and CDC recommended pausing the use of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Connor Matteson
As of Tuesday South Dakota's unemployment rate is at 2.9% which is historically low for the state, but job openings on the other hand are historically high.
Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Associated Press
It’s a strain, but the head of the IRS said Tuesday he expects to meet the July 1 deadline in the new pandemic relief law for starting a groundbreaking tax program aimed at reducing child poverty. That means new advance monthly payments of as much as $300 per child could begin flowing to lower-income families this summer.
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Updated: 19 hours ago
|By Jill Sears
The 28th Medical Group at Ellsworth Air Force Base is transitioning to electronic health record (EHR), MHS Genesis, on April 24.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By KOTA Staff
There were 262 new COVID-19 cases reported on Tuesday in South Dakota.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Jill Sears
Today, in an bid for freedom from the confines of COVID-19 and a return to normalcy, Governor Kristi Noem sent President Joe Biden a letter advocating for South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration on the Forth of July.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 10:47 AM CDT
|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. 13, 2021 at 12:43 AM CDT
|By Brendan Mackey
The Mines Hardrockers made the RMAC Postseason Volleyball Tournament for the first time ever, but had to withdraw due to issues with Covid-19.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 9:13 PM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
”We do not plan to limit attendance at graduation in the Barnett Arena. However, for those families with physical distancing between their families and others, we have leased overflow space for graduation at Lacroix Hall,”
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 5:34 PM CDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
Rapid City Police Department responded to reports of shots fired last Friday and found one man dead.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 4:57 PM CDT
|By Aleah Burggraff
Brandon Wickstrom said the cabin belonged to his family and they were inside when he first noticed something out the window.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
Mutch Usera from Black Hills Energy says that if the trees are planted properly around your home -- they can help save upwards of 20 percent on your energy bill.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 2:43 PM CDT
|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 12:47 PM CDT
|By Jill Sears
Wanblee Mart has been sold to RF Buche, who owns a small chain of Buche Foods and Gus Stop Convenience Stores. Buche will take over ownership of the store on April 28.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 12:03 PM CDT
|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. 11, 2021 at 8:17 PM CDT
|By Aleah Burggraff
The cause of the fire is under investigation, but it is believed to have started as a structure fire.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 8:09 PM CDT
|By Aleah Burggraff
Covid 19 has caused a lot of problems for humans during the past year, but who would have thought that working from home could also affect our pets?
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 7:36 PM CDT
|By Nick Nelson
The so-called “vaccine passports” would allow passport holders to enter crowded venues or foreign countries, but only if they’ve been fully vaccinated.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 7:27 PM CDT
|By Nick Nelson
With stimulus payments continuing to go out to Americans and an economy that’s returning to “normal,” it’s a good time to have a better understanding of personal finance.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By Connor Matteson
It has been almost a year since a mine collapsed in Black Hawk evacuating a neighborhood, now more information is coming out about the property.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2021 at 5:38 PM CDT
|By Connor Matteson
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is still months away, but three cheerleaders in the Black Hills are preparing to dance down the streets of New York.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 8:52 PM CDT
|By Brendan Mackey
Track & Field highlights from the West River AA Preview Meet at Sioux Park.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Connor Matteson
Hideaway Hills homeowners are discovering unusual building techniques as their neighborhood continues to sink.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 3:59 PM CDT
|By Miranda O'Bryan
Parents create a junior prom for RCAS students.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2021 at 2:34 PM CDT
Recently, unemployment numbers for the final week of March were released by the South Dakota Department for Labor and Regulation, and more people seem to be making their way back to work or finding it.