Meade County News

Ron Merwin, sheriff of Meade County, has requested that a report to the public be made on a monthly basis, advising the people of Meade County of activities that pertain to the sheriff's office.

It's hot, dry and fire danger is high in KOTA Territory. As tall grasses, pine needles and thick vegetation brown up and dry out, US Forest Service officers gear up for a shorter but tougher fire season.

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The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is just over a month away and Native Americans continue their fight against encroachment on Bear Butte.

FEMA officials will be in Meade and Pennington counties for most of the week, surveying damage to homes as well as public infrastructure like roads and bridges.

Emergency management officials in counties hit hard by last week's flooding were busy Monday assessing the extent of the damage as part of the process of seeking a disaster declaration for the area, something ...

Flooding is causing major problems in KOTA Territory. Four people in Box Elder were rescued from their homes last night and several others were evacuated.

Unofficial results are in for the election held Tuesday in Meade County. In addition to the presidential primary, ballots included races for District 29 Republican State Senator and Representative, Republican ...

Shortly after 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, water was reported running over U.s. Highway 85 south of Spearfish near Interstate 90 Exit 17.

Two other men charged in a Sturgis shooting plead not guilty. Twenty-four-year-old Chad Elkins and 24-year-old Jeremy Smith were arraigned in Meade County Monday on charges of aggravated assault, and ...

Eight Meade County residents are hoping to fill three Meade 46-1 School Board seats after the Tuesday, June 3 election.

With just five days until primary Tuesday, absentee voting is right on track. Pennington county Auditor Julie Pearson says they receive an average of two-hundred absentee ballots a day.

District 29 Senate candidate Nick Trask recently sent a mailing indicating that I and the other District 29 legislators failed to represent their constituents, and we put the state and the Governor's interests ...

Cindy Davis & Brittany Boomer While there are flood concerns across the Black Hills, some areas are worse than others.

“There's probably fossils under the whole United States. But more to the east, the plate dives down. It could be a mile underground.”

It won't be a true homecoming for dinosaur Sue, but promoters call it the next best thing. via ArgusLeader.com

COMMENTARY: Greetings to all my relations, I am writing to you today to alert you to the escalating commercial desecration of land held sacred by nearly all the Plains American Indian Nations, Bear Butte. via Native American Times

RAPID CITY - Many creeks and streams in the Black Hills are running bank-to-bank because of last week's heavy snow and more recent rains. via ArgusLeader.com

One man is in court for the weekend shooting in Sturgis, but another man goes free. via KOTA

“There are very few businesses that are going to open, so take a day off and enjoy it”

A storm that produced a foot or more of snow and 60 mph winds brought things to a halt in western South Dakota Friday and then raised worries about flooding from a rapid melt. via USA Today

Western SD Meals Program short $18K They provide meals to nearly 200,000 seniors each year, but the Western South Dakota Meals Program fell well short of their fundraising goal this year. via KOTA