The U.S. government has expanded a visa bond program that now applies to travelers from 12 more countries seeking business or tourist visas. Under ...

Rapid City native Maya Anjali Buchanan has been invited to a two‑week trial with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the final step toward earning full membership after a highly competitive audition that drew ...

No injuries have been reported and no homes have been lost, though three outbuildings were destroyed according to officials fighting the Coyote Flatts Fire near Rockerville. Tom Several properties ...

South Dakota’s drought conditions continue to intensify this week, with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor showing expanding areas of severe and extreme drought across the state. The update, released ...

Gov. Larry Rhoden signed five budget bills on Thursday, including HB 1326, the general appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2027. Rhoden praised the state’s long record of fiscal discipline, noting this ...

The South Dakota Department of Corrections says 69‑year‑old inmate Perfecto Benal died Wednesday in the infirmary at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield. Benal was serving a Pennington County ...

A strike on Iran's South Pars gas field has added a new layer of risk to the conflict in the Middle East, with early reports describing it as a rare ...