It's being called the new nicotine patch or gum.  An electronic cigarette that satisfies your nicotine craving and still lets you practice the act of smoking.  The health effects are still being debated and now so is using one in public places. 

It's a game you can find in many Deadwood casinos and now it's become the focus of a new way to promote the city.  Anyone who has a cell phone and is at least 21 years old can play blackjack simply by texting.  The game is part of a cooperative marketing program ...

It will be Rapid City's newest park.  Wednesday, the city signed a deal with the Rushmore Lions Club to create a new nature park on the city's west side.  The Lions Club says it's been trying to ink this deal for nearly two years. 

State investigators are looking into complaints that the city of Sturgis misused taxpayers' money in an effort to sway last month's annexation vote.City officials came out Wednesday to say they did no such thing.

They send out messages all over town, now Rapid City's Mayor is sending a message to billboard companies.Mayor Alan Hanks is requesting a 120-day moratorium on the city's billboard permits.

South Dakota's two Senators have a difference of opinion on the reconciliation process being used in Congress in an effort to pass health care reform legislation.Democratic Senator Tim Johnson says the reconciliation process has been used 22 times since 1980, 16 times by Republicans.

The Black Hills Playhouse is a step closer to being able to stay in Custer State Park.The South Dakota Legislature agreed today to continue the state lease with the Playhouse to give the theater time to raise money to fix up the facility.

The government says unemployment rose in 30 states in January, fortunately, South Dakota wasn't one of them.But with a jobless rate of 4.8 percent last month, the Mount Rushmore State still has plenty of people looking for ways to make a living.