DEADWOOD, S.D. — Four landowners along Highway 85 between Deadwood and Spearfish want about 700 acres of property annexed into the city of Deadwood. The Black Hills Pioneer reports that the … more

HOT SPRING, S.D. — An emergency drill in Hot Springs has outraged opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline and a proposed uranium mine in western South Dakota after it portrayed the groups as domestic … more

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah mining company has started laying off some of its 2,100 workers after a landslide filled the bottom of a large open copper mining pit west of Salt Lake City. Kennecott … more

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Lawyers for Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes asked a judge Thursday to clear away their legal questions so Holmes can plead not guilty by reason of … more

WEST POINT, Utah — A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Salt Lake City subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, … more

DENVER — Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to block the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap for as long as he is governor infuriated victims' relatives and drew quick criticism … more

The 28th annual Crazy Horse Memorial Volksmarch is June 2.The memorial’s gates open at 6 am., and the organized hikes start between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.Hikers must register before 1 p.m., starting … more

BISMARCK, N.D. — At least 16 mountain lions have been captured and collared in the Badlands in a three-year study of what is likely North Dakota's apex predator. That's roughly one-fifth the … more

BISMARCK, N.D. — More than a thousand people have evacuated their homes in northeastern North Dakota as rain-fed floodwaters threaten a dam on the Tongue River. Officials have been working to … more

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is busy dealing with a baby boom and other new arrivals. According to a zoo statement, a porcupette, a hoglet, three lynx kittens and two joeys are … more