C.J. Keene
ReporterC.J. Keene is a Rapid City-based journalist covering politics, the court system, education, and culture. Originally from Omaha, C.J. studied journalism, media, and film studies at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska.
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PodcastsToday from SDPB - A high profile trial in Rapid City, water usage in the Black Hills, and the response to the Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota -
South Dakota has been on a sales tax “holiday” since the Kristi Noem administration. Originally seen as temporary, a group of lawmakers seeks to change that. -
The announcement marks the first step in the process to close the transaction. -
The trial of indigenous rights advocate Nick Tilsen has ended in a hung jury. While Tilsen is still indicted, the state now has the option to drop the charges or press forward. -
A bill seeking to add provisions for challenging South Dakota voters’ eligibility based on citizenship advances from the Senate State Affairs committee. -
With no reconsideration vote in the House, a judicial system-supported bill is dead. It would have created a pre-trial supervision program in Pennington County. -
Momentum continues to swell on an effort to expand free school lunches to South Dakota’s poorest students. It now waits for the eyes of House appropriators. -
With several lawmakers temporarily out due to personal or health reasons, it’s become an even tighter margin in key debates. -
A new bill, supported by leadership in both statehouses and Gov. Larry Rhoden would make disrupting a house of worship with threats of violence a felony-level offense. -
The mayor of Rapid City says the sports complex may need to be relocated, among other changes, now that the Destination District has been voted down.
