The Daily Slice

Thune Addresses Midterm Outlook, Economy and Epstein Files During Rapid City VisitRapid City Council Approves $44 Million for Airport Expansion and $39 Million for New Maintenance FacilityAttorney General Reports Statewide Crime Decrease in 2025House Committee Defeats Grocery Sales Tax Cut ProposalNevada pays $100K to woman convicted for miscarriage under 1911 lawHUD Proposes Rule Limiting Public Housing to Citizens and Eligible NoncitizensFormer Prince Andrew arrested and held for hours on suspicion of misconduct over ties to EpsteinWeather

Pennington County Approves Nearly $3 Million Remodel Project for Former Administration BuildingMayor Joins Team Dexter for Rapid City Rock N’ Polar Plunge FundraiserSouth Dakota Supreme Court Says Lieutenant Governor May Break Senate Tie VotesSouth Dakota to Transition to Digital Medical Marijuana Cards8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalancheTransportation Department Orders Closure of More Than 550 Commercial Driving SchoolsMark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids' Instagram use in social media trialWeather

22-Year-Old Woman Identified in Fatal Rapid City Crash After Fleeing Traffic StopSilver Mountain Fire Now 100 Percent Contained Near RockervilleLaura Armstrong Announces Campaign to Return to Rapid City CouncilSouth Dakota Flu Deaths Climb to 14 as Cases Remain WidespreadNancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect’s backpackUS troops arrive in Nigeria to help train its military, Nigerian military saysRobert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95Weather

South Dakota School of Mines Raises Nearly 120 Million Dollars in Fundraising CampaignPennington County Spring Load Limits to Begin Feb. 17 on West River RoadsSturgis City Council to Review Proposed Residential Camping Ordinance RevisionBill to Ban Kratom Sales Advances to House FloorIndian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027FBI: DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to match glove worn by suspectNo clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversightWeather

Iowa bus crash killed a 19-year-old college baseball player from South Dakota, officials sayCounselors Available After Death of Sturgis Student in Parking Lot AccidentRapid City Regional Airport Expansion Advances with Committee ApprovalPublic Comment Period Open for Red Pesek Field Renovation FundingLawmakers Set Revenue Targets for Current and Upcoming State BudgetsSearch for Nancy Guthrie now seeks nearby security videos from the month before she vanishedUS applications for jobless benefits fall to 227,000 last week, remaining at recent healthy levelsUS stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AIWeather

Meadowbrook Teacher Named Rapid City Teacher of the YearHomeschooling Numbers Rise Across South DakotaDino to Shine Blue for International Angelman Syndrome Awareness DayApplications Still Open for Rapid City Building Board of Appeals VacanciesSequitor Edge Plans New Data Center in Rapid CityTwo Cannabis Bills Killed in Senate CommitteeA privacy breach at the IRS: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing saysInstagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social mediaNew revelations from Epstein files take a toll across EuropeWeather

Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo Reports Record Crowds and Vendor SuccessPennington County Preparing 2026 Property Assessment NoticesSouth Dakota Hall of Fame Assumes Ownership of Dignity of Earth and Sky MonumentCell Phone Restriction Bill Advances to Senate Floor Without RecommendationGovernor Larry Rhoden Issues First Veto of 2026 Session Over Fake Meat BillRhoden Signs Bill Removing Gun Suppressors From South Dakota’s Controlled Weapons ListFBI releases surveillance images of masked person on Nancy Guthrie's porchGoogle, Meta, push back on addiction claims in landmark social media trialMinneapolis man accused of cyberstalking, threatening ICE supporter amid crackdown in MinnesotaWeather

Juvenile Critically Injured in Vehicle Accident at Sturgis Brown High SchoolFinal Week to Drop Off Tree Debris at Rapid City Remote Disposal SitesSanford Health Invests 2 Million Dollars in Children’s Home Society Rapid City CampusGovernor Larry Rhoden Signs Legislation to Strengthen Emergency Medical ServicesFBI says it's unaware of Savannah Guthrie talking with her mom's suspected kidnappersLandmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms beginsNew Mexico lawsuit accuses Meta of failing to protect children from sexual exploitation onlineWeather