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Game and Fish Commission Approved $102 M Budget; Dubois man awarded EOY
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission met last week in Buffalo. The seven-member board approved the annual Wyoming Game and Fish Department budget — a regular task at July meetings. The standard operational budget, which supports the day-to-day work of the department, was approved at $102 million. Game and Fish doesn’t receive state general fund dollars. The bulk of the budget comes from sportspeople.
118 Wyoming Student-Athletes Honored on 2024 Spring Academic All-Mountain West Conference Team
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (7/23/24) – The Mountain West Conference released its 2024 Spring Academic All-Conference Team on Tuesday. A total of 1,241 student-athletes were honored and 118 of those hail from the University of Wyoming. Spring sports include women's swimming and diving, men's and women's basketball, women's gymnastics, men's...
Rally town Chief of Police urges bikers to prioritize safety
STURGIS, S.D. - Rev those engines, the countdown is on. The annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is 10 days away. As bikers flock to the Black Hills, law enforcement wants everyone to keep safety in mind. In Rally town, the Sturgis Police Department is hard at work preparing for the potential...
NWS: Conditions To Cause Sunday Funnel Cloud Not Common
The National Weather Service in Aberdeen is shedding some light on a funnel cloud that appeared over eastern Hughes County Sunday. Monday afternoon, photos posted on social media by a Sioux Falls TV station emerged that showed the funnel making contact with the ground, thus confirming a tornado. Meteorologist Renee Wise says there is a difference…
State University Student Seth Martens Awarded Schaefer Scholarship
ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University is proud to announce that Seth Martens, a physical education major in the teacher education program, has been awarded the Schaefer Scholarship for the 2024 academic year. This $1,000 scholarship, named in honor of the late educator Gloria Schaefer, is awarded annually to one junior or senior attending a South Dakota college.
Vision Fund petition effort fails as hundreds of signatures thrown out
The petition effort to put proposed changes to the Rapid City Vision Fund to a public vote has failed. In turn, new ordinances associated with that change are immediately in effect. After turning in the required number of signatures, it was technicalities that undid petition gathering to place public oversight...
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.
Pet of the week: Meet Linus
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Every week we highlight an animal from the Humane Society of the Black Hills looking for a forever family. This week’s pet of the week is an 11-year-old Alaskan husky mix. Meet Linus! His canine friends may consider him an old man, but he...
The perfect blend: Coffee and Cat adoption
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Coffee and cats may not sound like a usual combination, but the two are a perfect blend at a Rapid City coffee shop, Coffee and the Cats. The shop opened in April and has a successful partnership with the Humane Society of the Black Hills. To date, they have helped 26 cats find forever homes.
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."
Beat the haze, stay aware of air quality conditions
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - With the smoky haze covering the Black Hills region from the Canadian Wildfires, Rapid City officials remind people to stay aware of air quality conditions. People can do so by checking the ‘Air Quality Index’ link on the Rapid City website. The online...
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...
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