RAPID CITY — The U.S. Forest Service says a 21-acre forest fire is burning near Victoria Lake in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Forest Service spokesman Scott Jacobson says the fire was spotted … more

MISSOULA, Mont. — A grizzly bear has ambled across the southern border of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem and onto Missoula's urban fringe."It looks like she did it within a few days … more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Stanford University Medical Center doctors gave Alex Lee a parting gift at the end of his heart operations earlier this year: surgeon's masks. They knew Lee, 19, would be … more

A Huron woman is using her creative flair to make unique Christmas tree decorations with a twist — she uses pheasant feathers and moose droppings. Lila Bawdon started this intriguing new trend two years ago. more

FOUNTAIN, Colo.— First Lt. Aaron Dunn deployed to Afghanistan in early March 2012. His 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, was charged with engaging Taliban fighters in Kunar Province … more

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A South Dakota man accused of attacking a sleeping man with a baseball bat and beating him to death has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Kyle Yankton, 21, entered the … more

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church has a new campaign to encourage its members to be more compassionate toward gays and lesbians. Church authorities insist they aren’t changing the Mormon … more

DURANGO — The father of a 13-year-old boy missing for more than a week in southwestern Colorado is asking for support while volunteers and authorities try to find his son. Mark Redwine said … more

WEST JORDAN, Utah — If historians put together a list of Utah's most famous athletes, former world middleweight champion Gene Fullmer would certainly be near the top of the list. The West Jordan … more

MITCHELL — People who compete in 4-H livestock competitions at the South Dakota State Fair will have to submit DNA samples from their animals beginning next year. South Dakota 4-H Livestock Show … more