Deadwood News

South Dakota lawmakers are expected to discuss a bill Friday that targets business that provide roll your own tobacco machines.

After some debate in legislative committee and on social media sites, a South Dakota Legislature committee opted not to weigh in on the issue of redesigning the state flag.

On this Super Bowl Sunday, a local town known for great parties such as Mardi Gras and Oktoberfest, adds a new celebration.

A Republican bill that would bar welfare benefits from being spent at strip clubs, casinos, and liquor stores was assailed by Melissa Boteach, of the liberal Center for American Progress.

The awards are part of the Outside-of-Deadwood grant program which provides up to $250,000 in funding each year.

Since opening last year, All My Relations Gallery, housed in the bright-yellow building on Franklin Avenue along the American Indian Cultural Corridor , has continually shown excellent work often incorporating -- and sometimes working against -- traditional practices by American Indian contemporary artists.

Quentin Tarantino isn't the only one having a "blast" on the California set of "Django Unchained." It seems Tarantino's Western even has fans from as far-away as Deadwood, South Dakota.

Emotional testimony from victims marked the second day of hearings in the death penalty case of Rodney Berget.

Officials say gambling revenue in Deadwood in 2011 is down nearly 5 percent compared to the year before.

A bill targeting the sale of synthetic drugs is gaining support in the legislature.

An orangutan at a Cleveland zoo has become the first such animal in North America to receive an implanted birth control device.

Authorities in Deadwood, S.D., investigating an apparent break-in at a public library were surprised to discover the culprit: a 20-plus-pound turkey.

Authorities in Deadwood, S.D., investigating an apparent break-in at a public library were surprised to discover the culprit: a 20-plus-pound turkey.

A group of Omaha musicians, including Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, is calling on state lawmakers to pull the plug on a proposal that would ban Omaha and other communities from passing anti-discrimination ordinances.

Authorities have busted two businesses in Rapid City and one in Deadwood for allegedly selling synthetic marijuana and bath salts that mimic the effects of illegal drugs.