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Hot Days In Forecast For Southeast Wyoming Residents
Hot weather is forecast across southeast Wyoming over the next few days, with hazy, smoky weather also predicted for Tuesday and possibly Wednesday. That's according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service. The agency posted the following on its website: ''Like the heat? Well you’re in luck! Hot temperatures will return to the region by mid-week, with parts of our forecast area returning to the 100s by Wednesday. Looking at mostly benign weather during this time. Smoky and hazy skies will be likely on Tuesday as smoke from wildfires hangs across much of the northern and central part of the country. Smoky skies could linger into the day on Wednesday. Storm chances return on Thursday, mainly for areas west of Interstate 25.''
Smoke Provides Natural Sun Filter For Wyoming Photographer
If you want to take a good photo of the Sun you'll need a good filter. Sometimes, those filters come naturally. The smoke pouring into Wyoming from other states and Canada has created the perfect filter for these pictures of Sunspots. The photo was taken during Sunset by Tim Mandese...
Weird Al Talks Polkamania On Wake Up Wyoming
Weird Al Yankovic is now 64 years old and he's still cranking out bizarre hits. He called Wyoming's morning talk show Wake Up Wyoming and spoke about his career and his latest video. Wake Up Wyoming is heard on several radio stations around the state, so Weird Al got plenty...
Scammer Created Hoax To Exploit Montana Ranchers
Ranching in Montana is hard enough without worrying about potential scams targeting ag operations. Unfortunately, that threat became a reality for a few ranchers in the area. It's common knowledge that hay is a hot commodity in Montana, especially in the summer of 2021 when widespread drought impacted the state.
Eastbound travel on Elk Vale Road down to 1 lane this week
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - A stretch of Elk Vale Road between Healing Way and Creek Drive is down to one eastbound lane this week as crews work along the shoulders of the well-traveled highway. The lane closure began Monday and is expected to continue through Friday. Slight delays and...
Dunn Brothers Coffee Announces Grand Opening of Newest Location in Rapid City
July 23, 2024 // Franchising.com // RAPID CITY, S.D. – Dunn Brothers Coffee is excited to announce the grand opening of its second location in Rapid City. The O'Connor family, proud owners of Dunn Brothers Coffee's inaugural location in the market, invite community members to join the celebration on Tuesday, July 23, at 4956 5th Street. Conveniently located next to Aspen Federal Credit Union and near the Stumer Road Walmart Supercenter, this event promises exclusive deals and special offerings.
Man accused of killing Rapid City woman with can of beans claims cause of death was ‘spontaneous’
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rapid City man accused of killing Edleigha Little back, 40, in November of last year had another appearance in court Monday. Pedro Simental, 44, is charged with one count of first-degree manslaughter. He is accused of hitting Little with a can of beans, causing trauma to her head which resulted in her death on November 10.
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...
RCYB drops both Little League championship games to Sioux Falls
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Sioux Falls All-Stars Little League team is advancing to the Midwest Regional after sweeping Rapid City Youth Baseball. Rapid City fell in Game 1 8-2 and in Game 2, 16-2. After defeating Canyon Lake in the semifinals on Saturday, Sioux Falls had to win two games Sunday against Rapid City given the double elimination rules. The All-Stars will play in Whitestown, Indiana, August 4-11. See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? Please click here to report it.
Rushmore Tsunami shy of 3rd place at state
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rushmore Tsunami placed 4th at the South Dakota State “A” Long Course Championships. Rapid City’s hometown team finished just shy of the podium - 18 points back from Aberdeen who took 3rd. The Sioux Falls swim team ran away with the championship, while Watertown took 2nd.
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."
Discover the wonders of the Western Dakota Gem & Mineral Show
"The Westen Dakota Gem and Mineral Society is a nonprofit club that exists to promote the interest and education in geology, mineralogy, paleontology, archeology and lapidary. They have a big show every year that helps to give to a scholarship. Check out the info for the show coming up - it looks to be a great time!"
Smoky skies and heat return
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We are dealing with wildfire smoke coming down from Canada. Most of this smoke is higher up in the atmosphere so it’s creating hazy sunshine. The darker the gray on this map, the thicker the smoke is. Today has had hazy sunshine. The...
Second Cheyenne Frontier Days Grand Parade Slated For Tuesday
The second of four Cheyenne Frontier Days 2024 Parades is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 9 in downtown Cheyenne. Have you ever wondered how the CFD parades got started?. The first CFD "parades" were mostly wild and woolly gallops through town by rowdy cowboys on wild broncos rather than the organized, well-planned processions enjoyed by modern spectators (according to the Cheyenne Frontier Days website).
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