Three months before a planned fireworks celebration commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary, Mount Rushmore is under an extreme drought designation.

The national memorial is at a level 5 of 6 tiers ranging from a drought condition of “normal” to “exceptional,” as of an April 7 report.

The Black Hills region has already had severe fires and is currently in...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The four candidates vying for the Republican nomination for South Dakota governor met for a second time Monday in a relatively well-tempered debate in Sioux Falls.

The debate, co-moderated by South Dakota Public Broadcasting and South Dakota News Watch, saw little in terms of major clashes, with the candidates instead mostly focusing on staking out ...

Black Elk Peak in the Black Hills is not the highest point between the Rocky Mountains and the Alps in Europe.

Black Elk Peak, which was officially named Harney Peak until 2016, is 7,231 feet above sea level. It is the highest point east of the Rockies in the United States.

LOWER BRULE, S.D. – In his dual roles as a cattle rancher and chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Boyd Gourneau was hopeful that a new federal program would help fulfill the dreams of tribal members who wanted to gain the knowledge and land needed to start farming.

A secondary goal for Gourneau was that the roughly $2 million available under the U.S. Department of ...

PIERRE, S.D. – The field is set for the 2026 South Dakota Primary Election on June 2 for state legislative races as well as governor, U.S. House and U.S. Senate.

Since Democrats had only one nominee qualify for each of the three statewide primary contests, those candidates are automatically that party's nominee for the Nov. 3 general election and will not appear on the...