Governor visits Rapid City's Feeding South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Forty million Americans saw their supplemental nutrition assistance program - or SNAP - funds ran out Saturday as the government shutdown continued into another week. As those benefits dried up on Saturday, local food banks...

Fraud awareness event set for Wednesday in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. — According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers stole about $158 billion dollars from Americans in 2023. Four out of 10 Americans experience scams and older Americans are more vulnerable to falling victim. Older adults are...

Family of officers serve side by side at Rapid City Police Department

RAPID CITY, S.D. — For the Swets family, law enforcement isn’t just a calling, it’s a shared way of life. Patrol officer Brian Swets has been in law enforcement for more than 30 years. This year, he came out of retirement to work alongside his two...

Open meeting case from former superintendent against Rapid City Schools fails

The Rapid City Area School district did not violate open government laws with the suspension and firing of a former superintendent, according to a decision from the state Open Meeting Board. In August of 2024, Nicole Swigart was suspended and...

Scammers Impersonate South Dakota Sheriff's Office In New Scheme

What could be worse than getting a call from a local law enforcement official with the devastating news that you've missed a court date and now have a warrant out for your arrest? Failing to realize that the call isn't legit and forking over...

Senators eye a December or January shutdown-ending deal as talks heat up

Senators are actively discussing a deal that would reopen the government, including hashing out a new stopgap funding bill that would last at least until December — and possibly beyond. After forcing Democrats to vote on the House’s short-term...

Former Rapid City supt. loses open-meeting case

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) -- The Rapid City school board didn't violate South Dakota's open-meeting laws when board members suspended the district's former superintendent last year, according to the state Open Meetings Commission. Nicole Swigart claimed...

NEW: Northeast South Dakota man facing rape, child porn charges

November 3, 2025 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that an Aberdeen man has been arrested on felony charges of Solicitation of Second-Degree Rape, Possession of Child Pornography, and Unlawful Use of a...

Rapid City businessman announces for U.S. Senate seat

November 3, 2025 RAPID CITY, S.D. (S.D. Searchlight)–A Rapid City Republican has announced he’s running for Mike Rounds seat in the U.S. Senate next year. Justin McNeal is a Navy veteran and businessman who founded a businesses that aims to...

For first time in long US government shutdown, hints of progress toward reopening

By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The first glimmers toward ending a near-record long federal government shutdown were seen in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, as leading Senate Republicans and Democrats talked of a possible...

Historic U.S. Government Shutdown Deepens as Trump and Democrats Refuse to Back Down

BY EMMANUEL OGBONNA The United States government shutdown entered a new month this week, setting the stage to become the longest in the nation’s history. With little sign of compromise between Democrats and Republicans, millions of Americans face...

South Dakota Governor Rhoden Channels Inner 'Gunsmoke' Sheriff

Halloween night was full of tricks and treats in the Sioux Empire on Friday. Despite the surprisingly chilly weather, kids and kids at heart in South Dakota dressed up for this spooky season. Halloween costumes like witches, vampires, and clowns...

Loveland law enforcement arrests, calls: numerous outstanding warrant arrests

Loveland Police Department arrests Friday • 2:35 a.m. At East Sixth Street and North Jefferson Avenue, a 61-year-old Fort Collins man on a failure-to-appear warrant. • 10:21 a.m. At North Cleveland Avenue and East Eisenhower Boulevard, a...

South Dakota AG Finalizes Ballot Explanation for Proposed Tax Amendment

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has issued the final ballot explanation for a proposed Constitutional Amendment that seeks to eliminate property taxes in the state and replace them with a retail transaction tax. The measure, submitted...

Ezra Klein's Defense of Big Tent Politics

The title of Ezra Klein's column today is "This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism." The headline is clearly intended to draw as many left-wing readers as possible, which in one sense recapitulates Klein's theme. But the headline is also a...

South Dakota Officials Brace for Tight Budget Year Amid Sluggish Revenue

South Dakota’s top budget official, Jim Terwilliger, warned Thursday that the state is facing another “belt-tightening” budget cycle. Speaking at the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors meeting, Terwilliger urged caution as general fund...

Campaign roundup: Republican announces for US Senate, other races grow, polls and money info emerge

Recent candidate announcements, campaign finance reports and poll results are shedding new light on races for statewide offices next year in South Dakota. The field vying for one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats grew recently with a candidate...

Government shutdown updates: Trump admin will partially pay for SNAP benefits

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said in a Monday court filing that it will send out partial payments to the tens of millions of Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits – but not all of the normal funds for...

GOVERNOR LARRY RHODEN URGES SOUTH DAKOTANS TO SUPPORT NEIGHBORS IN NEED AMID CALLS FOR A SPECIAL SESSION

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Governor Larry Rhoden is urging South Dakotans to support their neighbors and emphasizing the importance of community-driven efforts, especially through churches and food banks, amid a prolonged federal shutdown that...

Free Kids Meals at South Dakota, Iowa & Minnesota Hy-Vee Stores

With no end in sight for the current Government Shutdown, Hy-Vee stores across South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota are stepping up to help families. With some unable to work and federal assistance programs at risk of being cut, people feel uncertain...