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Love stories

Eating in the dark: South Dakota's antiquated restaurant inspection system is less transparent than many in the country, but that may be about to change.

Love stories

Watch videos about local love stories and send us your personal love story for a chance to have a video produced and displayed on rapidcityjournal.com

Pine beetles in the Hills

A new look for Rapid City's downtown.

Pine beetles in the Hills

A look at the pine beetle infestation in the Black Hills

Stearns family ranch: 100 years

Celebrate 100 years at the Stearns family ranch.

No-Bid Contracts

Who gets them and how? The answer isn't always clear under the system in South Dakota.

Ali’s Journey

Follow Ali Nowotny's journey as she travels to Minnesota to undergo brain surgery to remove a brain tumor.

Rapid City Rush: The First Season

Rapid City Rush: The First Season

Follow the Rush

Rush take the cup

The Rapid City Rush capped off their impressive 2009-2010 season with a run to the Central Hockey League title.

The Roundup at Custer State Park

With thousands of spectators watching and an internet broadcast around the globe, the annual Custer State Park Buffalo Roundup has become one of the marquee tourism events for western South Dakota.

Lakota Language

Language is intimately tied to culture and self-identity, which is what the Lakota tribe stands to lose with the continued disintegration of its native language.

Canyon Lake at the Little League World Series

In 2008, a team from South Dakota competed in the Little League World Series. Check out the Rapid City Journal's comprehensive coverage of the tournament.

Fireworks on the Mount Rushmore

Tens of thousands of people travel to Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills for the Independence Day weekend.

The Flood

On the night of June 9, 1972, one of the worst floods in the U.S. history ripped through Rapid City, leaving 238 people dead and thousands injured.