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National retailer closing multiple locations, including Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. - In an email sent out to rewards member and later confirmed by the store and on the website, Big Lots! in Rapid City will be closing. The Rapid city location with the one Big Lots! in South Dakota. The retailer opened the location in 2022 and...
A quick rundown of the Rally at Exit 55
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Take Exit 55 off I-90 in Rapid City and you’ll find the largest Harley-Davidson superstore in the Midwest, which hosts its own motorcycle event each year at the same time as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Black Hills Harley Davidson moved to its current location...
Countdown to 84th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: Town and vendors prep
STURGIS, S.D. - The 84th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is less than two weeks away. While people in the area are readying themselves for the increased number of visitors on two wheels, the preparation process for the town of Sturgis is well underway. "It's like preparing for every motorcycle rally...
Fitzgerald Stadium disposal site to close for baseball tournament
RAPID CITY, S.D. - The Fitzgerald Stadium remote disposal site will be closed July 30 through August 6. The South Dakota 16U State Baseball Tournament is scheduled for August 1 through August 4 at Fitzgerald Stadium. The remote disposal site near the ballpark will be closed two days before the...
Petition to send Rapid City Vision Fund changes to the ballot fails after 479 signatures invalidated
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Petitions to refer the Rapid City Vision Fund Revision Ordinance to a vote in November failed to collect enough valid signatures, Rapid City Finance Director Daniel Ainslie announced. A total of 2,707 signatures were required - that number is five percent of Rapid City’s registered voters.
Black Hills home to hundreds of reptile species
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Located just six miles south of Rapid City, Reptile Gardens is home to a couple hundred reptile species and has been a tourist attraction for more than half of a century. “It’s kind of a crazy thing having the World’s largest collection of reptiles in...
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally temporary vendors, up so far this year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — As of Monday morning, the city of Sturgis had 112 temporary permits for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this year, said Deb Holland, the director of communications for the city. The city had 54 permits as of this time last year, Holland said. The...
Affordable housing project moves forward
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) –An affordable housing project is moving forward in Rapid City thanks in part to Tax Increment Finances. Which is a tool the city uses to pay for improvements to a development. This week paved the way for the Camden Heights apartment project to move into...
Folds of Honor: Supporting families of the fallen and injured
"Folds of Honor is an organization that provides life-changing scholarships to families of Americaʼs fallen or disabled military and first responders. They have volunteers in South Dakota and locally in Rapid City. They host events through the year to raise money to be given away to local students. They have many community supporters. You can look for ways to help at their website."
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