Rapid City will choose a new mayor in June 2027.
Volleyball was the main event at The Monument, football overtook O'Harra Stadium, and Stevens and Central took to the pitch. The Journal's best sports photos from last week's action.
- Matthew Neus
Rapid City Stevens volleyball beat Dakota Valley in three sets to claim the Rapid City Volleyball Invitational title.
- Shalom Baer Gee
Earlier this week, Rapid City police placed a man in a restraint system called The WRAP, something officers have done dozens of times so far this year. Police placed the man in the back of a cruiser and took him to the Pennington County Jail. He was unresponsive on arrival. After attempts to…
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Black Hills State football improved to 3-0 in 2026 with its first conference win over Adams State on Saturday, Sept. 12.
From today’s Your Two Cents: “I lament my school days when the family and friends dined at Mt. Rushmore on Labor Day.”
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The shock of the Sept. 11 attacks came home for many in Nebraska when President George W. Bush flew into Offutt Air Force Base for 90 consequential minutes at StratCom.
Read through the obituaries published today in Rapid City Journal.
Thursday's news: What you missed while you were at work.
Hurley has been acting as the HR Director since Aug. 2. replacing Carol Bancroft who announced her retirement in January of 2026.
Detachment 1 is the first squadron being activated as part of the B-21 Raider program at Ellsworth.
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BOSTON — It’s going to be a long four weeks without A.J. Brown. Maybe even five or six. Brown’s high ankle sprain landed him on injured reserve Saturday, meaning he must miss the Patriots’ upcoming games versus the Steelers, at the Jaguars, at the Bills and against the Raiders at home. If Brown sits for six weeks, a common recovery time for players at his position with this injury, he would ...
Paul Myerberg breaks down the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after Texas stunned Ohio State in a result that could shape the College Football Playoff race.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — Despite a short week and over 100-degree feels-like temperatures at kickoff, SMU cruised to its second win of the season and first at Ford Stadium. No. 17 SMU (2-0, 1-0) defeated UC Davis 56-10 Saturday in their home opener, jumping out to a 42-0 halftime lead and never looking back. The win sets up a critical road game against No. 24 Louisville next week that could ...
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning speaks following the Ducks' loss to Oklahoma State in Stillwater.
🎧 Some ethical decisions arrive without warning. We revisit four dilemmas that ask what you would do when the right choice isn't immediately obvious.
With summer largely over, it’s time to turn our attention back to the start of awards season, which kicks off with the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 14.
🎧 The hosts debate whether AI-powered license plate readers provide meaningful public protection or create unacceptable risks involving privacy, misuse and concentrated power.
🎧 The hosts examine how civil debate, genuine curiosity and shared interests can turn differences in values or politics into opportunities for deeper understanding.
The three performances, scheduled for April 2-4, are part of a production called "Oprah Winfrey's AHA."
If “Practical Magic 2” is conjuring up all the cozy, spooky feelings despite it still feeling like summer, maybe you want to call in the fall with some witchy movies.
Researchers said this is cause for concern considering the major effect parent reading with young kids has on outcomes such as language development and literacy.
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