Jason Salamun

Fireworks are illegal within the city limits of Rapid City and the wider Black Hills Fire Protection District, but a recent increase in reckless gun discharges has prompted authorities to clamp down.

Rapid City has experienced a significant rise in reckless discharge of firearms within city limits recently, including an incident on Friday at a popular local shopping center. A warning, this story contains the sound of gunfire.

Long awaited changes to the Rapid City Vision Fund are coming. After public concern was voiced in opposition, the mayors’ plan will remain largely in place.

Rapid City’s mayor says the city could have communicated better with groups that serve meals to homeless people before building a fence around the area those meals are served.

With two weeks left before a daytime mission center in Rapid City closes, about two dozen people are continuing to urge the city council to help keep the homeless population warm.

After a dozen years of service, a Rapid City daytime mission center will stop serving homeless people.

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a $1 million grant for pollution reduction efforts in Rapid City. However, Mayor Jason Salamun wants the newly elected council to take a second look at the plan.

The Rapid City Council has approved the first reading of the city’s proposed budget. If approved, it would represent a big win for the new mayor’s administration.

Rapid City is under new leadership. Mayor Jason Salamun discusses the contentious mayoral race, his first priorities and his goals for the city.

Barring future council actions and at the urging of current Rapid City mayor Jason Salamun, runoff votes will return to Rapid City elections.