Nick Nelson

City officials say that cattails have dominated the river for some time, and have put together a plan to open the river up and make it a recreational area.

For the past 127 years, the Wesch-Oak Building has stood on Hot Spring’s River Street, one of the town’s historic sandstone buildings. Now, the city is saying the building must come down.

Members of a variety of student organizations have been volunteering to collect food and cash donations on MLK day for the past 11 years.

Mayor Steve Allender presented a proclamation honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy during Monday’s Black Hills Community Celebration at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn ballroom.

The Burning Beetle event is meant to raise awareness of the mountain pine beetle, and the damage it does to the forest.

Nearly five-hundred service members received the COVID-19 Moderna shot in a drive-thru Vaccine Blitz.

During her annual state of the state address Tuesday, Governor Kristi Noem stated her priority of improving civics and history education.

The Black Hills VA held a TeleTown hall meeting to update Veterans about the progress of distributing the vaccine.

With no winning tickets this past week for either the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpots, the potential winnings for this week’s drawings are reaching record amounts.

Fire Chief Jason Culberson made his case to the Working Committee of the council, saying a new ladder truck at the station will grow their capabilities in that part of the city.

A national conversation has arisen in recent weeks about the role of social media in our civic and political life. This has been largely sparked by President Donald Trump’s removal from Twitter -- with the company citing violations in community standards, along with fears that the President’s rhetoric could incite further violence following the takeover of the U.S. Capitol last week.

The John T. Vucurevich Cancer Care institute at Monument Health serves nearly 40 thousand patients a year from 6 different states. However, health workers are worried that the facility can’t keep up with the 160 cancer patients that they’re currently serving.

Keating Resources plans to use the first floor as retail space, and other parts of the building for short-term rentals.

2020 was set to be a nightmare year for distillers across the country due to COVID closures and people staying home. Several distilleries, however, were able to stay in business by manufacturing something everyone could use.

Boom Construction says some of their contractors have been experiencing burglaries with minimal response from law enforcement.

The Rapid City Youth Council kicks off its 2021 term this Tuesday with fresh, and familiar faces working to bring youth representation to Rapid City.

A German Heller Bock and an IPA made by the Spearfish Brewing Company took home gold medals at the 2020 U.S. Beer Open Championship. Those join the list of other award-winning brews from the company.

The Pennington County Republican Party asserts that, while some may have reservations about election integrity, it’s time to accept the results and set sights on the party’s future.

Wall Drug closed for seventy days from March to June, which put the business behind going into the summer. With summer tourism and the Sturgis Rally, Wall Drug saw their numbers climb.

The Torching of the Trees is an event where Sturgis residents can bring their Christmas trees to bins on Ballpark Road across from the Elementary School. Those trees will then be burned in a bonfire on Friday at the north side of the Sturgis Community Center.

Principal Bradley Chaney sent a voicemail out to Wilson Elementary families last night, explaining that an accident had occurred at that same spot in the past, and encouraged families and students to use the crosswalk and look both ways before crossing the street.

State Park visitation was up 31 percent from 2019.

The project is aimed at improving accessibility and safety by improving visitor traffic flow.

The South Dakota Department of Health is sponsoring the free tests for every student before their arrival back on campus on January 11th.

There are calls on social media for the arresting officer to be fired. But the police department insists there was no wrongdoing.

Phase 1a includes frontline heath care workers and those living and working in long-term care facilities.

The new development has been under construction for the past year as the land was sold to Jim Scull to develop new, attainable housing for people who want to settle down in Hill City.

Parts of the Black Hills saw anywhere from 3 to 8 inches of snow with rough and slippery road conditions as temperatures remained below freezing.

Since March, people have been able to skip their water and waste bills, but anyone who has not paid their utilities in full, can expect those services to be shut off January 4th

The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation is reviewing the provisions in the bill and outlining the extensions for South Dakotan’s.

Movie Theaters in Rapid City were open this Christmas Day with COVID safe protocols for those who wanted to take in a film.

Since its founding in 2012, Mission 22 has been at the forefront of addressing the issues of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and the all-too-high rate of veteran suicides across the country.

The numbers increased by over 13% according to the South Dakota Commission on Gaming.

Residents woke up to strong winds, and even power outages in Rapid City, Custer, and Edgemont. Gusts hit as high as 70 mph in certain parts of the Black Hills region.

The 12 Days of Pizza was conceived after Sean Covell spoke with a 2nd grade teacher in his hometown, who said that half of her class of 25 faced food insecurity.

The package will distribute $600 checks to individual Americans who make less than $75,000 a year. That is half of what was distributed under the CARES Act this spring.

The proposal being voted on by the Rapid City Council would authorize hiring a consultant to begin work on designs and construction documents for new safety features and pedestrian routes. The Park has been seen as largely exclusionary for those with mobility limits because of the steep stairway and low railing.

Shortly before Lilah died, she overcame her fear of heights by climbing a rock wall with her Girl Scout Troop, according to Meadowbrook School Counselor Cari Clark.

Someone dropped a gold coin valued at just under 18 hundred dollars in a Salvation Army kettle at the Walmart Supercenter on Lacrosse Street. The tradition of dropping a valuable gold coin goes back 24 years.