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Iowa State vs South Dakota prediction, odds college football Week 1
No. 21 Iowa State football makes its Jack Trice Stadium season debut against South Dakota at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Aug. 30. FOX will televise the contest. The Cyclones kicked off the college football season with a Week 0 win, 24-21, over rival...

Rapid City moves forward with plans for banning sale of drug described as 'gas station heroin'
The Rapid City Council is closer to banning tianeptine, referred to as "gas station heroin," and will vote again on the topic in September. The council unanimously supported an ordinance banning the substance at its Aug. 18 meeting. Council Member...

Rapid City crews on scene of water line break on Fairmont Boulevard
A city utility maintenance crew is at a water line break on Fairmont Boulevard between Maple and Grandview, according to the City of Rapid City. Officials estimate approximately 30 homes are without water service, no businesses are out of water...

Small fire erupts in the kitchen of a Rapid City restaurant
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rapid City Fire Department crews responded to a gas leak and fire at a downtown business this morning. Around 9:15 (Friday), an employee at Thirsty’s Burgers and Beer reported a fire at the fryer. According to the...

Rapid City hosting open house on new comprehensive plan
An open house on draft updates to Rapid City’s Comprehensive Plan will be held Thursday, September 4 from 4-6 p.m. at the Dahl Arts Center, 713 Seventh Street. The city has hosted several public input and review sessions and conducted several...
Soy Farmers Press for China Trade
Published: Friday, August 29, 2025 The following is from Ryan Hanrahan, farm policy news editor for the University of Illinois. Bloomberg's Isis Almeida reported last Tuesday that "U.S. soybean farmers are near a 'trade and financial precipice'...

Black Hills Energy replacing Rapid City generating station
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Black Hills Energy broke ground recently for the Lange 2 generating station in Rapid City. The project will provide power for existing and new customers and future projects. Lange 2 will be a major power generating station when...

New addiction center opens in Rapid City to address treatment gap
RAPID CITY, S.D. — As concerns grow over gaps in Rapid City's support network, a new facility is stepping up to fill the void for those struggling with substance abuse. Buffalo Plains Recovery, a 16-bed inpatient center, opened its doors in June...

Rapid City celebrates opening of $5.1 million water booster station
Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun, along with community and development officials, celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the $5.1 million Shepherd Hills Regional Water Booster Pump Station on Tuesday. The booster pump station has been online since April,...

South Dakota at Iowa State odds, picks and…
The South Dakota Coyotes (0-0) visit the No. 21 Iowa State Cyclones (1-0) Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's NCAA football odds around the South Dakota vs. Iowa...

Another gold rush could bring open pit mines to South Dakota's Black Hills
SARAH RAZA Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota's Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop of miners driven by...

Labor Day deals, holiday hours in Sioux Falls: What to know
Labor Day weekend is here, and whether you’re planning a relaxing day off or hunting for big shopping bargains, it helps to know what’s open, what's closed and special holiday hours. From government offices and banks to local shops and national...

A New Winter Farmer's Market Is Coming To Sioux Falls
You love the fall season, but you hate it when the Falls Park Farmer's Market ends for the summer. Well, cheer up because it has just been announced that Mosaic is going to be hosting, for the first time ever, a Winter Falls Park Farmer's Market!...

Libertyland, Rapid City sports complex are moving forward to City Council for final approval, again
The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee has approved the Libertyland USA and the Catalyst District TIFs and the projects are once again going back to the Rapid City Council for final approval. After both TIFs were initially approved, a legal...

Review: 'East of Wall' is a fascinating docufiction about a South Dakota horse training family
“East of Wall” is a fascinating piece of docufiction from filmmaker Kate Beecroft, who has blended footage of a South Dakota ranching family that rescues and trains horses for auction with a story crafted around the real life characters into one...

Preliminary survey results show support for Rapid City Area Schools bond
The preliminary results are in from a Rapid City Area Schools survey designed to find out how likely voters are to pass a $125 million bond for facilities improvements in the school district. The tentative verdict? It could go either way, but...

Attorney General, Sioux Falls And Rapid City Mayors Announce Plans To Strengthen Addiction Treatment Centers In South Dakota
PIERRE — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, and Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun announced plans Wednesday to use the National Opioid Settlement funds to strengthen addiction treatment centers in Sioux...

Sioux Falls Democrat announces bid for U.S. House seat
Sioux Falls nonprofit executive Billy Mawhiney announced Thursday he is running for South Dakota’s lone U.S. House of Representatives seat. Mawhiney is the executive director for the South Dakota Afterschool Network and has lived in South Dakota...

New Rapid City business offering guests a unique experience in candlemaking
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A new business in downtown Rapid City is giving customers the chance to create candles that are as unique as they are. Urban Glow Candle Co., owned by Sarah McCormick, opened with the goal of making the candle-making process an...

Armyworms Creep Into Western South Dakota Pastures and Crops
When western South Dakota cattleman Rusty Lytle, Lytle Red Angus, first noticed something unusual in one of his rented pastures this summer, he knew he needed answers fast. “In this pasture west of Hermosa, it got hailed on bad along the creek,”...