It's the kind of story that an intern dreams of falling into - pun kinda intended.

Facing the pressure of deadline and tens of thousands of fans pressing their leatherclad bodies toward the stage, intrepid cub reporter Jessica Kokesh set out to get the story at Wednesday night's Aerosmith concert.

She had no idea how big of a story that would be.

But when Aerosmith's lead singer took a tumble off the Buffalo Chip Campground's catwalk shortly before midnight, the story went from standard performance critique pablum to worldwide breaking news.

When she called back to the desk to report the news post-deadline, it created a real-life "Stop the Presses!" moment. Well, at least a replate it for inclusion for some subscribers editions.

But in today's news markets, the instantaneous nature of the Web helped spur huge traffic to her story from around the globe, thanks in large parts to links from Web sites such as The Drudge Report and Rolling Stone.

On Thursday morning, Kokesh was fielding interview requests from all over the country and even from beyond the boundaries of U.S. soil, sharing her observations of the moment that the 61-year-old Tyler fell from the stage.

The story, in its many incarnations, dominated the top 10 of the Journal's stories of the week. And that's saying something during Sturgis rally week.

But the strange disappearance and re-emergence of a Rapid City psychiatrist and a bad motorcycle meets truck accident on La Crosse Street near Interstate 90 also generated a good bit of traffic.

Here's a quick look at the week that was.

Top Five Stories

1. Aerosmith show ends after Tyler falls from stage

In the old days before the Internet, we would have had this story to ourselves - at least for the first day. Of course, the time and location in which it happened would have meant about 20,000 to 25,000 folks would have read it on the cover of our paper in abbreviated form when they picked it up off their front porch in the morning. An exponential number of readers got the same news over the Web by yesterday's morning as the news was the second-most read page on the Internet. Not ours, mind you, or at least not all of ours. But it didn't hurt our Web traffic, either, as page views to the Journal site pushed back up into the 3 million range Thursday.

2. Missing Rapid City man found near Bear Country

The news that a Rapid City doctor that had been missing since Sunday had been found came just as most people were taking a breath from chasing the Steven Tyler story through Thursday morning. Yes, when it rains, it pours. But at least it was pouring good news as 51-year-old Harry Hamlyn apparently suffered only minor injuries and some disorientation after apparently getting lost after his mountain bike broke down, stranding him in the woods near Rapid City for about four days.

3. Off-duty police officer critically injured in motorcycle accident

This story seemed eerily similar to the one just weeks ago in the Gap where a father and son were killed after colliding with a vehicle. This time, the collision between a motorcyclist and a pickup truck shut down traffic along the La Crosse Street corridor for several hours, and the motorcycle's driver Darryl Brumbaugh is still fighting for his life at Rapid City Regional Hospital. The accident continues to highlight the need for constant alertness on the roads, especially during Sturgis rally week.

4. Man critically injured in Falling Rock accident

A 20-year-old man who fell about 100 feet while on his way to go tubing in the Falling Rock area of Dark Canyon is also improving. Jacob Wegner, 20, had to be airlifted to Rapid City Regional Hospital on Sunday after he slipped and fell while walking with friends en route to go tubing in Rapid Creek. Rescue rews had a hard time getting t the young man, who was in serious condition through most of the week but whose condition improved Thursday to fair.

5. Tire spikes, police car halt two-county chase

This one was highly entertaining for the reporters in the Journal newsroom who heard the chase unfold. Darrell White Lightning led local law enforcement on a wild car chase through parts of Pennington and Meade counties late last week that came to a stop only after his tires were spiked and he collided with a Summerset police car. Luckily, nobody was injured and White Lightning wasn't the sort to drag things out in court. By Wednesday, he had pleaded guilty to DUI and eluding the authorities.

Top Five Videos

1. Tyler Speaks Before Legends Ride

Steven Tyler's brief press interview to media at the Franklin Hotel in Deadwood shortly before the annual Legends Ride on Monday brought in plenty of viewers on the first official day of the Sturgis motorcycle rally. But it brought in plenty of viewers as well after his tumble off the Buffalo Chip stage.

2. Sturgis Body Art 7-30-09

What would Sturgis be without tattoos? A lot less colorful. One local rally goer shares the tales behind her body art and shows off for the camera some dandy ink and needle work. A biker's dream video.

3. Lorenzo Cycles

Famous faces are always popular at the rally. County actor Lorenzo Lamas among those faces. Unlike some other celebrities, though, Lamas is a serious biker. And his visit to Sturgis wasn't all play as he spent a good part of Monday in the Northern Hills promoting his company, Lorenzo Cycles.

4. RAW VIDEO: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Weather

Bad weather and bikes. And by bad weather, we don't just mean powerful thunderstorms that cast lightning around like an overwrought music video. When it comes to Sturgis, some of the worst weather can be the slow drizzle that pretty much makes tooling around the Hills on your bike or trike downright miserable. Luckily, Thursday's spell of overcast conditions and persistent rain didn't last too long, allowing many a rallygoer an opportunity to tour the Hills one more time or simply get on the road back home.

5. Sturgis Timelapse 4:00pm

The Sturgis rally on fast forward. A brief glimpse of Sturgis main on timelapse brought in plenty of viewers.

Rapid Reply of the Week

Many days, standing guard of reader comments, a.k.a. Rapid Replies, can be simply draining, But sometimes, just sometimes, it's quite a bit of fun. That was the case when I got up early Thursday for the shift and began sifting through comments on Steven Tyler's fall off the stage at the Buffalo Chip Campground.

Most of them weren't allowed through on our policy of name calling or poor taste. But it doesn't mean that poor taste isn't fun to read. It's just that if you begin letting some slightly questionable comments through, much worse are sure to follow.

There were plenty of funny ones about Tyler's age, the likelihood of breaking a hip, etc., etc., etc.

But the best of the bunch - at lest for me - was the following:

bikeweak on 08/06/2009 06:07:38 said:

"This happens all the time. My Uncle Floyd slipped while dancing to "Celebration" at my sister's wedding. We got him a rascal scooter after that."

Poll of the Week

If they only knew that the Aerosmith concert was going to be historical in a sense, this poll could have been even more strong skewed toward the hard rockers from Boston.

Which rally act do you most look forward to seeing?

Cheech and Chong

463 18 percent

Korn

222 8 percent

Toby Keith

829 31 percent

Amanda Overmyer

38 1 percent

Aerosmith

921 35 percent

Ice T

99 4 percent

Saving Abel

67 3 percent

Editor's Pick

Raw video of Steven Tyler's fall

I waited all day Thursday to have a shot at this video. We asked folks if they had it. Then, TMZ got a version of it. Eventually, AP put up this video.

Although it's about 24 hours late, I can't imagine there's anybody who has been following this story who doesn't want to see the actual event on video.