Mount Rushmore National Memorial

The National Park Service is prohibiting helicopter tours over both the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Badlands National Park.

Excerpts from the 1992 documentary "The Men Who Made Rushmore" combine film shot during the carving of Mount Rushmore with interviews of workers fifty years after the project came to an end.

The South Dakota Historical Society chronicles the filming and controversy of the filming of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest.

Although a number of events and issues influenced and altered Borglum's original vision, the main determiner of what would finally be cut into the granite was the mountain itself. Cracks and other "flaws" in the rock forced certain decisions about what could be done and what could not be.

Summertime is peak road trip season – whether you’re a family of four or the South Dakota Department of Education. What do the state’s education leaders want to find this summer?

At the request of Gov. Kristi Noem, the South Dakota Department of Tourism is again seeking a permit for a firework show at the Mount Rushmore Memorial in 2024.

On July 3rd, 1991, President George H.W. Bush attends a dedication ceremony recognizing the fiftieth anniversary of the completion of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

The park service is taking public comment on proposed boundaries for helicopter tours around Mt. Rushmore.

Updates to digital resources about Mount Rushmore National Memorial go out Memorial Day Weekend.

The 8th circuit court of appeals is dismissing an appeal by Governor Kristi Noem for fireworks permit at Mount Rushmore.