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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - If you’re looking for a place to browse around and get lost in a book, you might just be in luck. Henry’s Books in Spearfish will officially open its doors to the public on Tuesday. The independent bookstore was founded by entrepreneurs Elizabeth...

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The Sturgis City Council met for their first June meeting Monday night, and continued discussion on a controversial Resolution that sparked heated debate at a special meeting last week. Monday night’s meeting was much more civil, as the council first approved the repeal of the original...

Fremont, Nebraska- The Fremont Moo and Spearfish Sasquatch opened a four-game series in Independence League Baseball Association action, Thursday night, at Historic Moller Field. In a back-and-forth contest that lasted three hours and thirty-three minutes, Spearfish outlasted Fremont, 9-8 in eleven innings. Spearfish started the scoring early. The second batter...

LEAD, S.D. - Discover the perfect blend of historic charm and modern luxury with this beautifully remodeled 1895 home in Lead. Featuring seven bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two spacious decks, this property also includes a storage shed and off-street parking. Extensive updates include a new roof, siding, windows, updated plumbing,...

This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio. Kary Janousek combines art, history and chemistry to create photos of the present in the style of the past. She's a North Dakota photographer who uses historic wet plate collodion. Janousek shares the history and chemistry of her artwork....

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - An expected hot and dry summer could take a toll on ranchers and farmers in South Dakota. Saint Onge Livestock owner Justin Tupper says hot and dry conditions can have an impact on livestock. This can lead to a lack of weight gain for the...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - Public transit buses in South Dakota could be running fuels in the future. Prairie Hills Transit in Spearfish revealed the state’s first-ever propane paratransit buses in a ceremony last week. South Dakota Secretary of Transportation, Joel Jundt, joined the transit company at the ceremony.

New Mexico’s Zac Dallas continues to further his lead in the Resistol Rookie Race with impressive performances like the one he put together in Deadwood, South Dakota this past weekend. With two rounds of competition filled with the top bronc riders in the World, Dallas swept the Casey Tibbs Match of Champions Xtreme Broncs to be your Resistol Rookie Athlete of the Week.

SPEARFISH, S.D. — The Casper Spuds opened their weekend losing a hard-fought 9–8 heartbreaker to the Spearfish Sasquatch on Saturday, though they managed to rebound on Sunday with a convincing 7–1 win. In the first game of the series, it was the Sasquatch who struck first blood...

DEADWOOD, S.D. (KEVN) - Thousands of runners were on the Mickelson Trail Sunday morning participating in this year’s marathon, half-marathon and marathon relay, with racers finishing through the heart of historic Deadwood. Two weeks ago, 16-year-old Sully Wilson and his mother Annmarie, had nothing booked on their calendars for...

STURGIS, S.D. - For many years, the Sturgis High School Rodeo Booster Club hosted a regional rodeo every June at the fairgrounds in Sturgis. Eventually, the event outgrew the fairgrounds and the city had other plans for the property. But now the booster club will soon have something new to...

STURGIS, S.D. - This charming home boasts four bedrooms (one non-conforming) and two baths, just half a block away from the middle school and a short five-block stroll to Main St. Recently updated with all new windows in 2022, this cozy abode features hardwood floors in the living room and bedrooms on the main level, while the kitchen boasts durable LVP flooring.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - If you don’t have any plans for the weekend, officials in Sturgis may have you covered. Main Street in Sturgis will be alive this Saturday and no, it isn’t rally related. The Sturgis Art Festival is this Saturday and brings much to see...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Western South Dakota received hail, rain and wind Wednesday night. Sturgis received hail one-inch in diameter along with eight-tenths of an inch of rain. Scenic had wind gusts of up to 65 mph. You can find a timeline of storms for the next 24...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) - The city park in Sturgis has a new addition that is both entertaining and beneficial for developing minds. The park’s new interactive drum set is a great addition, designed to help children enhance their sensory, motor, cognitive, and emotional skills. Thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Rotary Club, enough money was raised to purchase the equipment. The city took the initiative to install it in the city park near the playground.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Tonight, those storms we saw this afternoon and all of our cloud coverage gets out of the area and we see mostly clear skies. Temperatures likely fall into the 50s for overnight lows. Tomorrow, we are going to be seeing 80s once again by the afternoon with plenty of sunshine to go around. Completely to mostly sunny skies are likely tomorrow. Futurecast is showing that we are seeing sunshine take over for tomorrow, but a few storms may fire up near the Nebraskan border. Wednesday we continue our sunny trend with lots of sun to go around. Thursday, the trend continues again with sunshine likely to start us off in the morning. Temperatures overnight tonight will slowly creep into the upper 50s with clearing skies. Storms will end before the sun sets and we will transition over into mostly sunny skies during the day tomorrow. Temperatures make it into the 70s and 80s by tomorrow afternoon with 70s generally limited to the Black Hills. The foothills and Plains are likely getting into the 80s for highs tomorrow. Belle Fourche one of the warmer spots in the upper 80s. The next three days in NE Wyoming and the Northern Hills shows that we are seeing sunshine returning for all through Thursday. 80s are likely for everyone on Wednesday but back into the 70s for Thursday. Rapid City seeing the warmest day of the week on Wednesday where upper 80s are possible with temperatures cooling back into the upper 70s on Thursday. More thunderstorms are on the horizon with Friday through Sunday posing a chance for some of those storms. We cool off for next week when partly cloudy skies settle in.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - After more than a year and a half, one Black Hills park has gotten its beloved play structure back. Evans Park in Spearfish, also fondly known to the public as “rocket ship park,” officially reopened to the public Monday night. For those unfamiliar with Rocket Ship Park and its history, the steel Rocket Ship slide was donated to the city more than 30 years ago by the Parker family who wanted to honor their son who passed away at a young age.

SDSU Extension is offering western South Dakota residents a hands-on agricultural learning opportunity at one of its research farms. The West River Field School is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MT on June 18, 2024, at the SDSU West River Research Farm near Sturgis. It is free, and lunch will be provided.

(Rapid City, SD) — Prepare for more closures on U.S. Highway 385. The state plans to rebuild 15 miles from the Pennington-Lawrence County line to Sheridan Lake. Work on the northern segment is underway and will continue through July 12th. This is the longest scenic road in the Black Hills but dangerous for its winding path and high rate of crashes. Another four highway closures are planned over the next two years.