Game, Fish and Parks has failed to hit its target for trapping licenses in five out of the last six years. While the department said some of that is out of its control, it’s important to get those numbers up.

The South Dakota Game Fish and Parks has opened an antelope hunting season in Custer State Park beginning in October 2025.

State officials are reminding South Dakota landowners that assistance is available to control prairie dog encroachment.

A long holiday weekend didn’t stop a rockslide from closing one of the Black Hills’ most prominent tourist draws on Sunday.

It’s going to be a stifling Fourth of July weekend in much of South Dakota, with highs nearing triple digits in some places.

Two tornadoes hit either end of South Dakota. Though homes are destroyed, authorities say the worst seems to have been avoided in the EF2 and EF3 twisters.

It’s firework season for most of the country, but for much of the Black Hills fire protection district, only official events are permitted. Step outside of city limits though, and that can quickly change.

Gov. Larry Rhoden and U.S. Secretary of Interior Doug Burgum say they’ve signed a memorandum of agreement to move forward with planning to bring fireworks to Mount Rushmore in 2026.

State officials are holding public informational meetings in Watertown and Milbank to answer questions about the spread of emerald ash borer.

Flooding damaged homes and properties in the Glacial Lakes region, but it appears the worst of it was avoided in northeast South Dakota. Now, the recovery begins.