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.

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 ...

In the South Dakota incident, prosecutors said the damage inflicted by Smith caused a shutdown of a pump station on the Keystone XL Pipeline, which led to a leak that damaged neighboring land.