Pennington County News

An Air Force sergeant charged with possessing child pornography has pleaded guilty to three counts, and two other counts have been dropped.

Posted by: Todd Epp - 07/07/2009 10:08 PM South Dakota Secretary of State Chris Nelson spoke to the Sioux Falls Downtown Lions Club at noon today.

A key witness in the case against a South Dakota serial killer is back in jail facing up to another two years in prison for violating his supervised release in an unrelated case.

The owners suspect fireworks in a weekend fire that destroyed the barn of a feed supply store off highway 44 in Rapid City.

The prison snitch that helped put a Sioux Falls man on death row is in trouble with the law again.

South Dakota reports its first hospitalization for swine flu. The state Health Department on Friday confirmed 10 more cases of H1N1 flu in the past two weeks, raising the state total to 25.

The annual crop tour at Wall is set for 2 p.m. MDT June 30. Sponsored by the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service and the Pennington County Crop Improvement Association, the tour begins at the crop rotation study.

Associated Press - June 21, 2009 8:35 PM ET RAPID CITY, S.D. - A decade after eight homeless men turned up dead along Rapid Creek, it's still unclear what happened to them, and a decade later, authorities don't agree on whether the deaths were accidents or homicides.

Mel Olson is now on the Mitchell City Council. Alan Hanks was just re-elected mayor of Rapid City.

A software glitch in an optical-scan voting system added nearly 5,000 ballots to the tally of a South Dakota election this week.

The former mayor of Brookings asks Rapid City area Republicans for their support in his bid for governor.

If you've noticed mosquitoes already this season, don't panic. The critter that carries West Nile Virus doesn't like this kind of weather.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 CONTACT: Pierre , SD is kicking up its efforts to put drunk drivers behind bars.

Jurors in Rapid City convicted a retired Air Force technical sergeant on charges of incest, third-degree rape and sexual contact with a child.

Pennington County is kicking up its efforts to put drunk drivers behind bars. A collaborative effort between three different law enforcement agencies is going to change the way crash sites are investigated.

United States Attorney Marty J. Jackley announced that a man charged with distribution of child pornography was sentenced on May 20, 2009, by US District Court Chief Judge Karen E. Schreier.

Authorities have found the body of a Yankton, South Dakota, man missing on the Missouri River since May 15.

The Wedding of Your Dreams... on a Budget Push for Safe Boating May is Beef Month, a chance to check out the producers and the product.

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has central Pennington County under a Flash Flood Warning until 10:30pm. Some locations under this warning include Downtown Rapid City and any streams, rivers or drainages.

Katy Eisenbraun When you give money to local charities such as United Way or the KOTA Territory Care and Share Food Drive, you can often see the results of your donation.