Rapid City & Pennington County, South Dakota

In total, Rapid City will function on $3 million dollars less than the 2024 budget.

While often seen as a uniquely rural problem, advocates have identified a food desert in the heart of Rapid City.

September is school attendance awareness month, and while some school districts earn Blue Ribbon distinctions for their work on keeping classrooms filled, Rapid City has struggled.

The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee has delayed a $60,000 grant to the Minneluzahan Senior Center after some raise concerns on spending oversight.

After a multi-day manhunt, initial court proceedings for Nicholas Selig have been complicated by the defendant’s lack of cooperation.

The Libertyland theme park and Catalyst Districts developments are moving forward with city council approval after an administrative error voided the first vote.

Rapid City has shown an aversion to passing school bond votes in the past, but district leaders say infrastructure improvements can’t wait - and are too costly to accomplish without a big investment.

School bond votes can often close the gap between cash-strapped school districts and much-needed infrastructure upgrades. In Rapid City, it’s been over a half century since the last bond passed.

The back-to-school season means new faces, and challenges, in all of South Dakota’s schools. For the new superintendent in Rapid City, it also means stepping up to the new role.

Black Hills Corp. and NorthWestern Energy Group agreed to combine in an all-stock, tax-free merger to create a regional regulated electric and natural gas utility company.