Brad Walton

2 weeks ago | kotatv.com | Brad Walton

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Black Hills Works’s Legacy Trail project proposal is one of 29 projects under consideration by the Rapid City Vision Fund Citizens Committee to receive public funding this year. The disability advocacy organization plans to build Legacy Park with their own funds on their West Rapid property, honoring Black Hills Works members who have passed away and providing an accessible outdoor recreation area.

2 weeks ago | kotatv.com | Brad Walton

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Several cities and municipalities around the Black Hills hosted elections Tuesday. Here are the results so far:In Spearfish, incumbent mayor John Senden defeated challenger Micah Ware with a vote of 1040 to 711. Dean Myers won the ward one city council seat with 252 votes with challengers Marty Clark and Raeann Mettler receiving 188 votes and 131 votes respectively. In ward two, Larry Klarenbeek won with 284 votes to opponent Victoria Jewell Greenlee’s 223.

2 weeks ago | kotatv.com | Brad Walton

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Several cities in the Black Hills will choose individuals to represent them in city government Tuesday. Here are the details for each one:Rapid City will hold five contested elections:City Council Ward OneCity Council Ward FourCity Council Ward FiveRapid City Area Schools Board of Education Area ThreeRapid City Area Schools Board of Education Area SixThe list of Rapid City polling places can be found here.

2 weeks ago | kotatv.com | Brad Walton

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Last week’s memorandum from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins calls for increased timber harvesting in America’s National Forests - including the Black Hills National Forest. Not everyone agrees with the memorandum’s specifications. “The Black Hills National Forest needs to do some things, but increasing timber harvesting across the forest is not one of them,” Norbeck Society member Dave Mertz said.

2 weeks ago | kotatv.com | Brad Walton

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Pennington County Sheriff Brian Mueller and Meade County Sheriff Pat West met with members of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association Thursday at the Wall Community Center to discuss a growing crime in rural communities - cattle theft. “Any time that cattle prices get high like they are today, that’s a concern for us in law enforcement and that’s certainly a concern for the producers,” Mueller said.