C.J. Keene
ReporterC.J. Keene is a Rapid City-based journalist covering the legal 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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For a small crowd, South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds held a wide-ranging conversation as he looks toward the next years and election. -
Julian Beaudion, a Sioux Falls business leader and advocate, has announced his intention to run for the US Senate in 2026. -
The Black Hills Defense and Industry Symposium is on in Rapid City this week, bringing major military and manufacturers to the area to discuss major developments. Developments like the stealth bomber of tomorrow, to be housed at Ellsworth. -
Nearly three million in ARPA funds from the previous administration destined for the state Department of Social Services have been suspended. One of the potential victims – telehealth support for first responders. -
In Sioux Falls, over 1,000 turned out to protest the current situation in the US executive branch. Across the state, in a community that typically votes more conservatively, a similar crowd showed up to make their voices heard. -
In a Pierre courtroom this week marks the beginning of the largest embezzlement case in the state’s recent memory. Jury selection began in the Lonna Carroll trial. -
Veto day on March 31 marked the formal end of the 100th South Dakota legislative session. Now, lawmakers are looking back on the year, and forward with their priorities. -
Local school districts are beginning to set their budgets for the coming academic year. However, there are new challenges as COVID-era funding moves further into the past and a new crop of legislators leave their fingerprints on law. -
The Rapid City Police Department is investigating the death of a man in a makeshift encampment under the I-190 bridge as a homicide. -
The South Dakota Supreme Court is considering a case involving an issue frequently in the news lately — eminent domain. However, this case doesn’t involve carbon pipelines
