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County Commissioner Posts Library Payroll, Including Full Names of all Staff, In Response To Public Library Campaign

RAPID CITY, SD — Yesterday, Ron Weifenbach, a Pennington County Commissioner posted an image to his public Facebook. The image was of a spreadsheet showing the payroll of every staff […]

130 South Dakota-based National Guard soldiers are deploying to Germany

$300M Gift Establishes New Sanford Medical Center in Rapid City

Weird Al Yankovic Coming to Summit Arena on June 24

Authorities identify Arizona man killed in crash at Spearfish

Badlands Sabres Take Both Matches this weekend into OT

Report on pesticides in Wyoming groundwater raises questions

“No Free Rides” Speaks To Concerns Surrounding Libertyland TIF

RAPID CITY, SD — At a speech outside city hall this afternoon, people of Rapid

Governor Larry Rhoden Announces Bid For 2026

RAPID CITY, SD — At the hotel Alex Johnson at 10am this morning, Governor Larry

Two Black Hills Comedy Shows to Help Humane Society

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Two comedy nights are scheduled this week in the Black Hills

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Foggy Roads & Fiery Traffic

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Drivers in the southern Black Hills region faced a combination of

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Sturgis Council passes final reading of 2026 budget

STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Council passed second and final reading of their 2026 budget

Fact brief: Does South Dakota have a county that doesn’t have a SNAP-eligible retailer?

A fact brief that refutes or confirms a claim with supporting information and additional evidence

Pierre man dies in Hughes County crash

PIERRE, S.D. – A Pierre man died in a single vehicle crash Friday evening two

Arizona man killed in Highway 85 crash Thursday morning

SPEARFISH, S.D. – An Arizona man died in a single vehicle crash Thursday morning on

The Daily Slice: Tuesday November 18, 2025

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Mike Durfee State Prison

DCI Investigates Suspected Drug Overdose Death at South Dakota State Prison

Farmer Sprays Trees With Toxic Pesticides or Insecticide. Farmer in Personal Protective Equipment Spraying Orchard With Backpack Atomizer Sprayer

Report on pesticides in Wyoming groundwater raises questions

Higher Ground Coffee

Higher Ground: Native Food Legacies and Futures in Pine Ridge

Montana man convicted of murder in campsite killing

FILE - An F-35A Lightning II sits on the runway at the Florennes Airbase in Florennes, Belgium, Oct. 13, 2025 (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

What to know about the F-35 fighter jet that Trump is selling to Saudi Arabia

FILE - Michelle Bowman, Vice Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, takes a seat for an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, in Washington, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Federal Reserve releases new guidance for bank oversight in move praised by industry

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris speaks at a news conference on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)

Tennessee governor to keep National Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

ABC News reporter Mary Bruce as a question as President Donald Trump meets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. Listening from left are Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Energy Secretary Chris Wright and David Broomell, Manufacturing Technology Manager at energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova, listen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump attacks ABC News correspondent Mary Bruce in angry response to three sharp questions

President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Takeaways from Trump’s White House meeting with Saudi crown prince: deals and bromance

House reprimands Illinois congressman over succession plan, angering Democrats

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell departs after a news conference after the Federal Open Market Committee meeting Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Sharp disagreements over economy threaten Federal Reserve interest rate cut

FILE - Mohamed Bahi, New York City Mayor's liaison to the Muslim community, exits Manhattan Federal Court, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Ex-aide to NYC Mayor Eric Adams avoids prison time as federal judge addresses ‘elephant in the room’

Sports.

No. 17 Yellow Jackets Cruise to 32-Point Win Over Dustdevils in Denver

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NFL Week 11 Recap

No. 17 Yellow Jackets Roll to Season Opening Victory Over Sul Ross State

Seniors Play Well on Senior Night as BHSU Drops Season Finale

FILE - Big Ten Conference commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during a news conference after meetings with the Southeastern Conference, Oct. 10, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Big Ten denies Michigan regent’s claim of coercion over $2.4 billion investment plan

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips walks on the field before an NCAA college football game between Pittsburgh and Notre Dame in Pittsburgh, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Commissioner Jim Phillips says ACC freed to focus on future with legal fight resolved

New York Giants' injured players Cam Skattebo and Jaxson Dart talk before an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Injured Giants running back Cam Skattebo defends his WWE ‘Monday Night Raw’ appearance

Cedric Irving Jr., charged with murder in the shooting of former football coach John Beam appears in court Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (Noah Berger/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool)

Suspect in murder of Oakland coach from ‘Last Chance U’ makes first court appearance

Business.

$300M Gift Establishes New Sanford Medical Center in Rapid City

An architect's rendering of the future Sanford Black Hills Medical Center. Rendering by Sanford Health

$300M Gift Establishes New Sanford Medical Center in Rapid City

Highmark Credit Union Gives Back Over $34,000 to Local Schools

Pioneer Bank & Trust Commits $50,000 to Support South Dakota Ag Foundation

Flush with cash? A solid gold toilet is up for auction

FILE - People view a Zoox self-driving vehicle at the Zoox booth during the CES tech show, Jan. 7, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, file)

Amazon’s Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion accelerates

FILE - Middle school teacher Jeremy Hook shops for the latests Microsoft's Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC's at Best Buy Atwater Village store in Glendale, Calif., Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Microsoft partners with Anthropic and Nvidia in cloud infrastructure deal

FILE - In this photo provided by the Maryland National Guard, the cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge March 26, 2024, in Baltimore. (Maryland National Guard via AP, File)

NTSB set to vote on probable cause of cargo ship crash into Baltimore bridge, causing its collapse

Politics.

Candidates could pay their way onto ballot under idea proposed by SD’s top election official

US House overwhelmingly votes to force release of Epstein files, with support from SD’s Rep. Johnson

South Dakota governor bets on policy over politics while launching campaign to keep his job

Data center growth drives locals to fight for more say

FILE - Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., listens to witnesses at the first public hearing of a bipartisan congressional task force investigating the assassination attempts against Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files?

FILE - National Public Radio (NPR) on North Capitol Street in Washington, April 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Court settlement calls for NPR to get $36M in government funds to operate US public radio system

President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince at White House, in photos

FILE -Former Harvard University president Larry Summers waves during Harvard commencement exercises, May 24, 2018, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails

Lifestyle.

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NFL Week 11 Recap

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Two Black Hills Comedy Shows to Help Humane Society

Weird Al Yankovic Coming to Summit Arena on June 24

Ariana Grande and Cher team up for ‘SNL’ in December. Josh O’Connor gets a hosting turn, too

The Quiet Legend Behind the Bourbon: Colonel Albert Bacon Blanton

Christmas Tree Rises at Main Street Square as Holiday Season Begins

Holiday Used Instrument Drive

Holiday Instrument Drive Drive Launches to Bring Music To Local Families

Hemp industry grows amid federal legality battle

Agriculture.

Poll: Support for Trump tariffs uneven in South Dakota

Warsaw - Circa May 2023: USDA Service Center. The US Department of Agriculture is responsible for laws related to farming, forestry, and food.

Farm Bill extended but questions for smaller SD farms persist

Pioneer Bank & Trust Commits $50,000 to Support South Dakota Ag Foundation

Spearfish, S.D. youth win NHA Youth Fed Steer Shootout

Team USA Tops the Global Young Hereford Breeders Competition

Wyoming lawmakers advance ‘geoengineering’ ban following concerns of harmful ‘chemtrails’

Female nurse with a mask putting on gloves

SD nursing students get a taste of working in rural settings

New Guild Gives Ranch Managers a Voice and a Community Across the West

Obituaries.

Andrew Kari Wicks

Valorie Kay Price Hlavka

Zelpha M. Reede

Sylvester Louis Larvie

Richard “Dick” Allen Masteller

Al Aberle

John Larabee

Ray Zlomke