Black Hawk, South Dakota

A judge is dismissing a lawsuit brought by a group of western South Dakota homeowners over sinkholes endangering their homes.

When Shaun and Courtney Erk bought their house in Black Hawk four years ago, they went through the usual steps, like a home inspection. “You know, there…

Christopher Pelczarski is a caver, and he’s seen a lot of underground passageways. But he’s never seen anything like the abandoned gypsum mine that was…