RAPID CITY - Under a new contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the city of Rapid City will get water rights to use the biggest share - 89 percent - of the water stored in Pactola Reservoir ...

RAPID CITY - The Rapid City council gave unanimous approval Monday to spend about $2.67 million to secure additional water-storage rights in Pactola Reservoir. The contract between Rapid City and the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Here’s a look at today’s top stories as of 4 p.m. on Thursday. You might have noticed the smell of a campfire and hazy skies across eastern KELOLAND and may be wondering ...

The victim in Wednesday’s drowning at Pactola Reservoir has been identified as a 57-year-old from Rapid City. Terry Westergaard of Rapid City was swimming near his boat at Pactola Reservoir when he ...

The federal government approved a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining-related activity in a portion of South Dakota’s Black Hills. The ban covers 32 square miles of federally owned land located about ...

The body of a victim who drowned at Pactola Lake this weekend has been found. Divers with Rapid City and Pennington County Water Rescue Team on Wednesday recovered the body of Dana Caswell, who ...

Black Hills National Forest administrators are looking for someone to take over management of the Pactola Visitor Center and operate it as a business. The Forest Service would continue to own the ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- A new South Dakota state record lake trout was caught Jan. 23 from Pactola Reservoir by Aaron Jones of Rapid City. Weighing in at 30 pounds even, the record lake trout surpassed ...

SILVER CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in western South Dakota have identified the man who drowned Sunday near the dam on the east side of Pactola Lake. The Pennington County Sheriff's Office on Monday ...

A 2015 view of the Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills. (Courtesy of Black Hills National Forest) The federal government approved a 20-year ban Thursday on new mining-related activity in a portion of ...