It's not the best news for consumers, but it could have been worse.  The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission reluctantly gave Black Hills Power approval Tuesday to raise customers' rates by 20 percent on an interim basis.

Supporters in the South Dakota House called it ``do or die'' time for the Black Hills Playhouse, which has been entertaining theatre-goers in Custer State Park for some 64 years.

State lawmakers have approved spending $3. 8 in state and federal funds for a minimum security prison housing up to 400 inmates in Rapid City.

The 22 year old man who pleaded guilty last month to robbing a Box Elder convenience store in December received a probationary sentence in court Tuesday.

A Rapid City man accused of hiding the gun used in a shooting outside the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center last year entered into a plea deal with the state Tuesday.  20 year old Joel Little pleaded guilty to accessory to aggravated assaul.

A Pennington County sheriff's deputy is being charged with reckless driving for a February 13th crash that critically injured an elderly woman.  Pennington County State's Attorney Glenn Brenner announced the misdemeanor charge against Deputy Terry Comrie at a press conference Tueday.