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Rapid City Rush close a five-game set with Kansas City after their first loss, highlighted by strong penalty killing, Owen Say’s goaltending and Alex Campbell’s call-up.

A rural Minnesota farm recently became the setting for what seems like the premise of Steven Spielberg's latest UFO blockbuster flick.

This past offseason saw incredible movement, with some of the biggest stars in the game switching teams via free agency and trades.

MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes easily handled their first test as the No. 1 team in the country with a 52-23 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday. The Hurricanes retain their top spot in the standings as a result,…

Miami Hurricanes running back Mark Fletcher Jr. (4) leaps over Pittsburgh Panthers defenders during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)

Kendra Ericson, president of Western Dakota Technical College, speaks to the media on April 14, 2026, at the college in Rapid City.

A little girls gets candy from a bumblebee at the Black Hills Raptor Center's "Owl-o-Ween" fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 24.

A little girl inspects a raptor wing at the Black Hills Raptor Center's "Owl-o-Ween" fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Attendees and those handing out candy wore costumes to the Black Hills Raptor Center's "Owl-o-Ween" fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 24.

The mission of the Black Hills Raptor Center is to conserve and protect native birds of prey and their natural habitats through education, rehabilitation, and research. The center's US Fish & Wildlife Service permit requires that the avian ambassadors be…

A couple vacationing in the Black Hills in February 2024 found Doolittle, a Saw-whet Owl, right, on the shoulder of the highway near the Keystone Y. The 88-gram Doolittle's broken bone healed, but he could not go back into the…

Families meet Gaia, a Broad-winged Hawk, at the Black Hills Raptor Center's "Owl-o-Ween" fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 25. She came to the Black Hills Raptor Center from Winged Freedom Raptor Hospital in Spooner, Wisconsin.…

Jake, right, poses for a photo during the Black Hills Raptor Center's "Owl-o-Ween" fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 24. The Swainson's Hawk is from Gillette, Wyoming, and he was hatched in 2024. He was found at the base of a…

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, a Great Horned Owl, squints in the sun at the Black Hills Raptor Center's "Owl-o-Ween" fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 25. Teddy was struck by a pick-up truck close to the South Dakota/Wyoming border in August 2023.…

Elton, an American Kestrel, hatched in the spring of 2020 on a farm south of Sioux Falls. Elton is about a year old, and came to the Black Hills Raptor Center from Salt Lake City. He was presumed to be…

This weekend I got the chance to go to the Black Hills Raptor Center's "Owl-o-Ween" fall festival. The center's mission is to conserve and protect native birds of prey and their natural habitats through education, rehabilitation, and research. The have…

Runners from across the state raced around Hart Ranch Camping Resort in Rapid City on Saturday, Oct. 24, in the state cross country meet.

Black Hills State volleyball rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Western Colorado 3-2 behind 15 blocks, 15 aces and standout performances from Husman and Dorsey.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota law enforcement officials say the federal government is again refusing to share evidence from the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Operation Metro Surge.

There may be something scary in Halloween trick-or-treat bags, or rather, a lack of something: chocolate.