A Rapid City man has died following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred Friday evening on South Dakota Highway 44, approximately eight miles east of Rapid City. According to preliminary information from the South Dakota Highway Patrol, the crash took place at 5:19 p.m. on Friday, September 19, near mile marker 58. The driver, a 53-year-old male from Rapid City, was operating a 1994 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide when a deer entered the roadway. The rider was u

Drivers in Sioux Falls should prepare for a temporary traffic diversion on Interstate 229 this Tuesday evening, Sept. 23, 2025. Beginning at 7 p.m., the northbound lanes of I-229 will be closed near Cliff Avenue (exit 4) to allow maintenance crews to repair the asphalt at the temporary bridge.

A motorcycle crash claimed the life of a Hot Springs man Friday evening after the bike struck a deer on US Highway 18. The incident occurred around 7:04 p.m. near mile marker 44, approximately four miles east of Hot Springs. According to preliminary reports from the South Dakota Highway Patrol, a 2007 Harley-Davidson Night Train was traveling westbound when a deer entered the roadway. The motorcycle collided with the animal and tipped over, ejecting both riders to the ground.

Drivers in Clark County should prepare for a new road closure beginning Monday, September 15, as crews continue work on an infrastructure project along South Dakota Highway 25. The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) announced that Highway 25 will be closed from Highway 20 north for three miles to allow grading operations. A signed detour will guide passenger vehicles around the work zone via 437th Avenue and 155th Street (County Road 20).