Rapid City Government News (296 items)

A homicide investigation is now underway after police responded to reports of multiple shots fired from a second-floor apartment at 851 E. Minnesota Street. Shortly after 5:00 p.m. on December 29th, police were dispatched to the apartment complex to investigate the gunfire. Shortly after arrival, multiple officers advised they could…

The Rapid City Police Department is currently investigating a fatal car-vs-pedestrian crash which took place in the evening hours of December 6th, 2019. On December 6th at around 7:05 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of East Boulevard North and E. North Street for a report of a vehicle…

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Household Hazardous Waste Event When: Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 8am to 1pm Where: Central States Fairgrounds Sponsored by: Rapid City Solid Waste Division Supported by: Local Emergency Planning Committee LEPC Acceptable Items: AerosolsAuto Repair ProductsDisinfectantsFuelsFungicidesHobby ChemicalsHousehold SolventsLawn & Garden ChemicalsMercuryOil Based and Latex Paint/ StainPesticides/ InsecticidesPest Control ChemicalsPool ChemicalsResidential Weed…

Rapid City police are turning to the public for help in locating 37-year-old Jacey Murphy of Rapid City. Murphy’s last contact with family was on July 26th. She is believed to be in possession of her cell phone, however, calls to the phone have gone unanswered. Her family is concerned…

Rapid City police are soliciting the public’s help in their investigation into the whereabouts of 49-year-old Paul Oxton of Rapid City. Oxton was reported missing on July 3rd after family were unable to make contact with him. On July 14th, his family reported that he had made contact with them…

38-year-old Steven Jackson is in custody at the Pennington County Jail after burglarizing a residence in the early afternoon hours of July 22nd. At around 10:50 a.m. on July 22nd, police received a report of a vehicle being driven by felony warrant suspect Steven Jackson spotted in 1300 block of…

Four new officer-recruits have begun their training with the Rapid City Police Department. The new recruits will be officially sworn in as officers on July 18th. This recruit class consists of: Jack DiPasquale – Originally from Rochester, NY, Officer DiPasquale comes to the RCPD after receiving his degree in Writing…

Rapid City police are turning to the public for help in an ongoing investigation into racist graffiti discovered at Vicki Powers Park in early June. Police were made aware of the graffiti on June 1st and quickly worked to eradicate what remained. In the time since the graffiti was discovered,…