The Nucor Mineral Industries Building cost more than $40 million, but students and professors gave it high praise.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - With the Palisades and Eaton fires continuing to wreak havoc in Southern California and looking to be contained, some in KOTA Territory may wonder about the differences in fighting fires in California compared to South Dakota.

Despite public education pushback, Rapid City Catholic School System members are hopeful Noem's ESA proposal passes.

The tension between both parties goes back to comments Noem made in 2024 accusing tribal leaders of enabling drug cartels

Gov. Kristi Noem is no longer banished from all nine tribes in South Dakota, just days before she's set to take office as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Safety measures ice fishermen can follow after ice fishing incidents in northeast South Dakota over the weekend.

Fans of the Mount Rushmore State will love this: a list of awesome ideas for things to do in South Dakota in 2025.

A day before Noem goes before the U.S. Senate for confirmation hearings regarding her appointment as Director of Homeland Security, she used Tuesday's speech to highlight victories achieved and to come in South Dakota,

The Surbeck expansion was budgeted at $10 and will add 18,200 square feet to the Surbeck Center. The additional space will include 200 more seats for dining by the Miner Shack, nearly doubling the current number, a new admissions office with a more welcoming façade, a new meeting space for career fairs and cultural gatherings, and new study areas.

“We teamed with Feeding South Dakota. We’ve done this for years, it’s a great opportunity to help them out. Our customers enjoy this program,” Menards General Manager Mark Kerr said. This Rapid City drive is collecting food for Feeding South Dakota, so the agency can help feed families all year long.

Ice has been accumulating to trees with official reports showing fallen limbs 8 inches in diameter, giving South Dakotans a stark reminder of the ice storm that hit Sioux Falls in 2013. Nicknamed "Icepololypse," that storm resulted in an estimated 900 fallen trees and 25,000 fallen branches.

Check out boys and girls basketball highlights between the Cobblers and Scoopers, along with scores from across the state.