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Official Sturgis rally length may increase

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally could officially span 10 days starting in 2010.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:49 AM MST

Toby Keith to play the Chip during Sturgis rally

Toby Keith will return to the Buffalo Chip Campground to begin the 2009 Sturgis motorcycle rally on Monday, Aug. 3.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:49 AM MST

Hells Angel pleads to South Dakota drug charge

SIOUX FALLS -- One of two Hells Angels bikers acquitted of trying to kill rival club members pleaded guilty Wednesday to a drug charge, and state prosecutors dropped the remaining charge against the pair, ending a case that started Aug. 8, 2006, in South Dakota's Black Hills.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:49 AM MST

Sturgis may record budget surplus for year

STURGIS -- Financial numbers are painting bleak pictures throughout the nation. The picture in Sturgis, on the other hand, provides a lot of encouragement.

Sunday, February 1, 2009 8:25 AM MST

Hells Angels bikers to admit South Dakota charges

Two Hells Angels bikers acquitted of trying to kill rival club members during the 2006 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally plan to avoid another trial and plead guilty to other charges.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:49 AM MST

Hells Angels biker to be transferred to Rapid City

A Hells Angels biker from Canada indicted on a federal gun charge will soon be headed to Rapid City.

Sunday, February 1, 2009 8:25 AM MST

DOT sets public meeting to discuss Exit 30 construction

The pending Interstate 90 work at Sturgis that will close Exit 30 for parts of two years will be discussed at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:49 AM MST

Glencoe rally venue sells for $8.6 million

A popular Sturgis motorcycle rally establishment has changed hands.

Friday, January 23, 2009 10:26 AM MST

Harley-Davidson to cut 1,100 jobs as 4Q profit falls

NEW YORK -- Harley-Davidson Inc. said Friday it will cut 1,100 jobs over two years, close some facilities and consolidate others as it grapples with a slowdown in motorcycle sales.

Friday, January 23, 2009 11:35 AM MST

Jurors in Sioux Falls biker shooting trial get case

Jurors on Tuesday started deliberating whether two Hells Angels-affiliated bikers tried to kill five rivals in 2006 at Custer State Park or fired at least a dozen shots to save their own lives.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:17 PM MST

Hells Angels biker says it was shoot or be killed

SIOUX FALLS -- A Hells Angels biker accused of shooting five rivals at Custer State Park in 2006 told jurors he would have been killed had he not fired at Outlaws Motorcycle Club members surrounding his truck.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:17 PM MST

Trooper says scene 'chaotic' at Custer shootout

A South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper says people were running for cover when he came upon an August 2006 gunfight at Custer State Park.

Sunday, November 9, 2008 10:23 AM MST

Star of HBO's 'Autopsy' to tesify for Hells Angels in Custer State Park biker shooting trial

SIOUX FALLS -- Defense lawyers for two Hells Angels bikers standing trial in Sioux Falls plan to call as a witness Monday the star of an HBO documentary.

Tuesday, December 2, 2008 10:41 AM MST

Lawyers giving closing arguments in Custer State Park biker shooting trial

SIOUX FALLS -- Lawyers in the Sioux Falls trial of two Hells Angels give their closing arguments Tuesday, then jurors will start deliberating.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:24 PM MST

Juveniles charged with breaking in, stealing from Sturgis businesses

Several juveniles face criminal complaints of burglary, theft and intentional damage to two Sturgis businesses.

Sunday, November 9, 2008 10:23 AM MST

Hells Angel member shot during rally still in hospital

STURGIS -- A California man shot by an off-duty policeman at the Sturgis motorcycle rally is still recovering in the hospital as his court case proceeds.

Sunday, November 2, 2008 7:25 AM MST

153 potential witnesses on Hells Angels shooting

SIOUX FALLS -- Defense lawyers representing two Hells Angels bikers charged with injuring six rivals in a 2006 gunfight have filed their list of potential witnesses.

Sunday, November 2, 2008 7:25 AM MST

Officials: Rally attendance down 18 percent

STURGIS -- Organizers of the Sturgis motorcycle rally say the estimated attendance this year was down 18 percent from 2007, likely because of higher gas prices and economic uncertainty nationally.

Monday, September 29, 2008 5:25 AM MDT

State witness list for Custer State Park biker gunfight tops 200

SIOUX FALLS -- Prosecutors have listed more than 200 potential witnesses in the upcoming trial of two Hells Angels bikers charged with injuring six rivals in a 2006 gunfight.

Saturday, October 11, 2008 6:37 AM MDT

Gun expert will testify at Sioux Falls biker trial

SIOUX FALLS -- The judge in the upcoming trial of two Hells Angels-affiliated bikers charged with an August 2006 gunfight ruled Friday that he will allow a state ballistics expert to testify.

Friday, October 17, 2008 4:37 PM MDT

Iron Pigs members appear in Sturgis court

Five members of the Iron Pigs arrested after an Aug. 9 shooting at the Loud American Roadhouse bar in Sturgis appeared in a Meade County Courtroom on Tuesday morning and pleaded not guilty to weapons charges.

Friday, September 26, 2008 1:08 PM MDT

Assault charges dropped against off-duty cop who shot Hells Angels member

Alternative aggravated assault and simple assault charges have been dismissed against an off-duty police officer who shot a member of the Hells Angels member during the Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:59 PM MDT

Hells Angel released from hospital

The Hells Angel who was shot during a barroom fracas at the 2008 Sturgis motorcycle rally has been released from Rapid City Regional Hospital.

Monday, September 8, 2008 4:11 PM MDT

Authorities say Sturgis gang violence unchanged

STURGIS -- Shootings stemming from the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally in 2006 and this year were the first major violence since 1990, but outlaw biker gangs generally have been no more violent than usual, law enforcement officers say.

Friday, September 5, 2008 8:56 AM MDT

Seattle cop, five others charged in Sturgis shooting

The Loud American Roadhouse in Sturgis has adopted a "no colors" policy in reaction to an early-morning Aug. 9 shooting that has resulted in criminal charges against six men.

Thursday, September 4, 2008 5:06 AM MDT

2006 Custer State Park biker gunfight trial starts

SIOUX FALLS -- Jury selection starts Monday in a trial stemming from a 2006 shootout between Hells Angels and Outlaws motorcycle club members at Custer State Park in South Dakota's Black Hills.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 4:46 PM MST

Sturgis bounces back to normal

The dust has barely had time to settle since the 68th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally ended Sunday as crews have begun not only to clean up, but to plan for 2009.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 6:06 AM MDT

Authorities ID shooter, victim in weekend shooting at Sturgis bar

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 7:36 AM MDT

Law officer shot Hells Angels member in Sturgis, police say

STURGIS -- A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club was shot early Saturday morning at the Loud American Roadhouse on Main Street in Sturgis, Sturgis police said, and the Seattle Police Department said one of its officers was involved.

Sunday, August 10, 2008 2:48 PM MDT

Where the wild things are

As temperatures cool and daylight fades, the clothes start to come off and the partying beings at the Sturgis motorcycle rally. Dusty Parker of Rapid City says nighttime at the rally is more intense and it’s all about “girls, beer and concerts.”

Thursday, August 7, 2008 3:26 PM MDT

The Fives: Following Sturgis rally trends, where everything old is new again

Two decades of covering the Sturgis motorcycle rally and one thing rises up as a universal truth of the annual event -- there is nothing else like it.

Thursday, September 4, 2008 2:25 PM MDT

Panel kills bill to create elected Brand Board

PIERRE -- The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee has killed a bill to make state Brand Board members elected officials. The vote on Friday was 8-3.

Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:04 AM MST

Thunderstorm rattles rally

An apparent lightning strike shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday injured two to three people at a motorcycle concert camp east of Sturgis.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:11 AM MDT

Rally 2008 starts slowly, but business picking up

Rally numbers started out sluggishly this year but have been picking up since Sunday afternoon, according to area business owners.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 5:15 AM MDT

Candidate McCain pumps energy policy at the Chip

STURGIS -- In his first-ever stop at the always-raucous Buffalo Chip Campground, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain had thousands of boisterous supporters -- and more than a few loud motorcycles -- rocking and rumbling Monday night as he slammed his Democratic opponent, Sen. Barack Obama, for being weak on energy and national defense.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 11:44 AM MDT

The Fives: Biker bands that are bad and simply bad biker bands

The original Sturgis rally was founded on a dedicated core of motorcycle enthusiasts and a series of races held each August. And while the races remain, today's event would barely be recognizable to the likes of Pappy Hoel.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 6:52 AM MDT

The Fives: Pop goes the rise (and fall) of biker culture

It's a question that will be there on many people's lips as they drive to work Monday morning.

Monday, August 4, 2008 9:44 AM MDT

Big Brother casts eye on Sturgis rally masses

Big brother is watching Sturgis rallygoers.

Friday, August 1, 2008 3:06 PM MDT

Trucking in cycles a 'time thing'

"Rhode Island Dog" has been riding Harley-Davidsons for 50 years, but he can't spare two weeks to ride 4,000 miles round trip to the Sturgis rally.

Friday, August 1, 2008 9:50 PM MDT

The Fives: Challenging the legend of Sturgis, biker rallies roar to life nationwide

For those who live in the Black Hills year round, it's hard to believe that the Sturgis motorcycle rally can be rivaled as the undisputed king of kings when it comes to biker gathering points in the United States.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 7:02 AM MDT