The Black Hills Pioneer is the oldest continuously operating business in West River Dakota Territory; and 2026 marks our ...

This investigation was reported in collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations. BLACK ...

A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes ...

Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government, bidding to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near ...

Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849.

Falling in love in South Dakota isn’t part of the plan. But neither is ordering fried walleye twice. And yet, somewhere between “just passing through” and “worth driving hours for,” a single plate of ...

Taylor Gunhammer, of NDN Collective, speaks in September 2025 during a meeting at the Rapid City Public Library about mining and exploratory drilling in the Black Hills. (Photo by Seth Tupper/South ...

What is, isn't always what once was. For example, at one point, South Dakota was home to several bustling, up-and-coming communities that, for one reason or another, vanished from the face of the ...

(SOUTH DAKOTA SEARCHLIGHT) - A plan to drill exploratory holes in search of uranium near a southern Black Hills canyon lined with ancient Native American rock art has raised tensions ahead of a ...

According to the Discovery Channel, they are officially scheduled to air another new episode of their hit reality show, “Gold Rush” tonight, March 20, 2026, and it will feature a rescue mission get ...

Though it wouldn’t be formally established as a federal holiday until 1879, George Washington’s birthday – later Presidents Day – was celebrated with special enthusiasm across the country in the ...