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 ...

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 ...

Pactola Reservoir is getting a surge of water today after flooding in the upper Rapid Creek watershed caused by a downpour Sunday that dropped almost 6 inches of rain. Dave Fisher, owner of Pactola ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. PACTOLA RESERVOIR, S.D. – Water levels in this major source of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 2015 view of the Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills. (Courtesy of Black Hills National Forest) A 2015 view of the Pactola ...

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 ...