RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - America is getting ready to celebrate its 250th birthday. Each day leading up to the big event KOTA ...

At least no one was hurt. That’s what Amanda Lounsbery said as she stepped over toppled tree limbs littering her yard and ...

The severe thunderstorms that passed through eastern South Dakota on July 28 brought powerful winds to the region.

A fierce and long-lasting line of severe thunderstorms called a derecho is likely to tear across the Northern Plains to kick ...

A massive tornado was spotted in Watertown, South Dakota, on Sunday. Scary videos posted by locals and storm chasers showed ...

Melissa Avelino is a data journalism student at Augustana University. In this five-part series, she looks at the changing ...

South Dakota still has more than half its population living in rural areas. However, the U.S. Census Bureau has noticed a migration cycle of South Dakotans over the years.

A bowfisherman in Kentucky shot a paddlefish that had been tagged nearly 1000 miles away in South Dakota a few years before.

South Dakota is a constitutional carry state as of 2019, meaning anyone over 18 who can legally possess a firearm does not need a permit to lawfully conceal carry. Prior to SB 100's passage, ...

Aberdeen's office had a 13% vacancy rate, a relatively low number compared to national averages. The Aberdeen WFO covers 26 counties in South Dakota and two counties in Minnesota.

Effects at the National Weather Service offices in Aberdeen, Rapid City and Sioux Falls include unfilled jobs and fewer weather balloons.

Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden has filed a statement of organization for a statewide gubernatorial candidate committee.