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Student Arrested After Bringing Gun to Sturgis Brown High School
STURGIS, S.D. — Officials with the Meade 46-1 School District say a student was arrested for bringing a gun onto the Sturgis Brown High School campus Tuesday. In an email sent out to parents and staff, Superintendent Wayne Wormstadt stated when the student came on campus, he was met by administration and a School Resource Officer and was arrested by Sturgis Police. The email stated “we are thankful to the students who reported this to the administration and S.R.O.” No further details about the incident were released in the staff email. (Full story)
Rapid City Preparing to Bury 2076 Time Capsule at Founders Park
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A trove of 28 items showcasing what Rapid City life is like in 2026 with a nod to the community’s history and speculations on what life may be like in 50 years, is planned for placement in a community time capsule to be buried next week in Rapid City. The 2076 time capsule will be buried in Founders Park in a public ceremony Friday, May 29 at 1:30 p.m. with the goal of future generations of Rapid City residents opening the contents in 50 years, when the community celebrates the bicentennial of its founding and the nation observes its tricentennial. (Full story)
Juveniles Arrested After Shots Fired Call in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Police say two juvenile males were arrested early Tuesday morning following a report of shots fired in the area of Lindbergh Avenue. Police say the two were arrested following a traffic stop in which an illegally altered firearm was recovered from the truck they were in. Police say the two had to be physically removed from the vehicle and continued to resist as they were being apprehended. Police say one of the involved juvenile males was on probation, while the other was on parole. (Full story)
Rapid City Woman Dies Following Highway 16 Crash
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Authorities have identified a Rapid City woman who died from a two-vehicle crash Thursday on US Highway 16, six miles west of Rapid City, SD. The highway patrol says 76-year-old Lyla Dee Henrichsen died from injuries sustained in the crash in which the car she was riding in collided with an S.U.V. The car’s driver, 56-year-old Leah Renee Thorton, received life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation. (Full story)
Rapid City Man Arrested After Rock Thrown Through Business Door
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City Police arrested a 34-year-old male Monday afternoon after he was accused of throwing rocks at a business on 11th Street. The male, identified as Wade Bullbear, was engaged in a disturbance with another male outside the business when police arrived. Witnesses told police Bullbear was seen throwing a rock through the front glass door of the business, shattering it. Bullbear was placed under arrest for Felony Vandalism before being transported to the Pennington County Jail. (Full story)
Sioux Falls Man Arrested After Disturbance at Rapid City Gas Station
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — Rapid City police also arrested an individual Monday night on disorderly conduct charges after he allegedly began attacking customers at a gas station on Caregiver Circle. Carlos Ambriz, 37, of Sioux Falls, was found being held to the ground by three other males as police arrived on scene. Witnesses say Ambriz became confrontational with employees at the store and one customer was assaulted by him trying to de-escalate the situation. That’s when several customers stepped in and detained Ambriz. Ambriz was determined to be on parole, however, his parole agent did not want him placed on a parole hold. Ambriz was ultimately placed under arrest for Disorderly Conduct and Failure to Vacate before being transported to the Pennington County Jail.
Native American tribes nationwide receive opioid settlement funds as South Dakota tribes plan recovery efforts
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Native American tribes across the United States are expected to receive about $1.3 billion from nationwide opioid lawsuit settlements as tribal leaders work to address addiction, mental health and recovery in communities heavily impacted by the opioid crisis. The settlements are part of roughly $58 billion in agreements involving drug manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies accused of contributing to the epidemic. Tribes in South Dakota, including the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, are expected to receive portions of the funding, which many tribal leaders hope to use for treatment programs, prevention efforts and culturally based healing initiatives. One example highlighted nationally is the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, which is building a treatment center that incorporates tribal culture into recovery services. (Full story)
More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California. The Sandy Fire in hills above Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles, had consumed more than two square miles of dry brush as of Tuesday. The fire is 5% contained, and the cause is under investigation. Evacuation orders and warnings are still in place for several neighborhoods in Simi Valley, a city of more than 125,000 people. Meanwhile, firefighters are battling a 23-square-mile blaze on Santa Rosa Island, off the Southern California coast. It has no containment. (Full story)
A de-extinction company has hatched live chicks from an artificial eggshell
NEW YORK (AP) — A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures says it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment. Colossal Biosciences says 26 baby chickens were born from a 3D printed lattice structure that mimics an eggshell. Colossal says the artificial egg technology could be scaled up to genetically engineer living birds to resemble New Zealand’s extinct South Island giant moa. Independent scientists say the technology is impressive, but de-extinction is likely impossible. Colossal previously announced it genetically engineered living animals to resemble extinct species, including mice with long hair like the woolly mammoth and wolf pups that take after dire wolves. (Full story)
