Community News
Take a break and get caught up on what’s happening in and around Rapid City.
- Take a peep at the Rapid City Public Library peeps
The categories are divided between kids age 0-12, teens 13-17, and adults age 18 and older.
- Thriving Communities: Black Hills residents invited vote for cause to receive grant funds
Thriving Communities is an annual initiative that allows Black Hills residents to guide more than $100,000 in grant funds to nonprofit organizations that serve the region.
- Despite slowed growth, Rapid City Regional Airport sets another enplanement record
According to numbers released by the airport, there were 8.8% more passengers boarding flights at the airport during the first quarter of 2025 compared to the first quarter of 2024.
- Rapid City Fire Department Station 1 set to reopen in July after extensive renovation and expansion project
RCFD Chief Jason Culberson said the ambitious undertaking, which started in February 2023, is near the end and the station will reopen its doors in the first week of July this year.
- Update: Gas line break reported on Sheridan Lake Road in Rapid City
Update: City officials report both north and south bound lanes in the affected area have been opened to traffic. Crews continue repairs on broken gas line.
- St. Joseph Street lanes to reopen after road project finishes ahead of schedule
The project was slated to take two weeks, but crews completed it in one week.
- Hundreds turn out for protest in Rapid City
Protestors called on the Trump Administration to keep its "hands off" a number of programs and agencies.
- Tucson police probe alleged child sex abuse, coverup at church
For Star subscribers: Victims say a Tucson church, Golden Dawn, protected alleged child molesters for years. Tucson police are now "looking into the possibility of additional victims" — and another has come forward.
- Eight-week road project begins Monday at the Rapid City Landfill
Solid Waste Division officials advise customers should expect increased wait times and potential traffic delays and are advised to follow posted signage and instructions from scale personnel.
- Work starting Monday will close one lane of Main Street for four blocks
The project spans from First Street to Fifth Street. It is expected to take 12 weeks, through the end of June.