South Rockerville Road reopened after a closure because of the fire, according to Pennington County Public Safety Hub. The ...

As of 6:30 p.m. all “go now” evacuations due to the South Rockerville wildfire have been lifted. People who live on Granite ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — Pennington County Emergency Management issued an evacuation warning for an area off of Highway 40 south of Rockerville between Keystone and Hermosa. See the map below of visit the ...

Cameron M. Smith, 50, a Canadian who wanted to bring more attention to climate change, was also ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution for damage he caused in the Dakotas.

As of March 18, 2025, 100% of South Dakota is under drought conditions with 42% of the state under severe or extreme drought.

A wildfire near Hot Springs is 75% contained, according to Great Plains Fire Information, in an update posted Sunday afternoon. In a late Sunday morning alert, the South Dakota Department of ...

Wickham emphasized that not only do the permits expire on March 31, all fires need to be completely extinguished by that day as well. A visual check for smoke is not always sufficient to ensure the ...

On his first day in office in 2021, former President Joe Biden revoked a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The next day, the company behind the project said it would eliminate about 1,000 jobs.