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PIERRE (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says his office will appeal to the state Supreme Court a judge's decision to grant a new trial to a Belle Fourche man serving 25 years for a fatal accident conviction. Oakley Engesser was convicted of vehicular homicide...

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BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — The Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce president has resigned — the latest chapter in a disagreement between the chamber and Belle Fourche City Council. KBFS-AM reports that Jeff Otterman is also pastor of a church and cited conflicts of interest within...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — Construction is getting underway on a business in the Black Hills of western South Dakota that will service the booming energy industry of western North Dakota. The Black Hills Pioneer reports that a groundbreaking ceremony was scheduled Monday for Permian...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) — The Black Hills region of western South Dakota continues to attract new employers servicing the energy industries in North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming. The latest addition is a steel and fiberglass storage tank manufacturer that is coming to Belle Fourche...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) -- Police in the Black Hills city of Belle Fourche say counterfeit $20 bills are being passed around town. KBFS radio reports that the Belle Fourche Police Department is asking residents to report any suspicious bills immediately. Police say that many of the bills...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) -- The Black Hills city of Belle Fourche is hosting a Professional Roughstock Series rodeo this weekend. The Black Hills Pioneer reports that the Black Hills Classic kicks off at the Roundup Grounds Rodeo Arena at 8 p.m. Friday.

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) -- The First Congregational United Church of Christ is waiting for the National Park Service to officially designate the Belle Fourche church as a historic site. The Black Hills Pioneer reported the congregation applied for a spot on the National Register of Historic...

PIERRE (AP) -- Belle Fourche attorney Mike Day will be the newest judge in South Dakota's Fourth Judicial Circuit. Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced the appointment Friday. Day will fill the vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Judge John Bastian. The Fourth Circuit includes...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) -- Mysterious gunshots that prompted the lock-down of a western South Dakota school turned out to be nothing of the sort. Belle Fourche Police Chief Rob Hansen tells KBFS radio that a resident on Wednesday informed authorities that a vehicle he was working on backfired...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) -- The longtime owners of the Belle Fourche Livestock Exchange are passing the torch. Dean and Eileen Strong held their last sale on Thursday after 36 years in the business, and new owners Jeff Long and Thor Roseth will conduct next Thursday's sale, the Black Hills...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) -- The South Dakota Highway Patrol is activating a four-person squad in the western city of Belle Fourche, in response to an increase in traffic associated with the booming oil patch in western North Dakota. The Northern Plains Squad will have a sergeant and three...

RAPID CITY (AP) -- AT&T is closing franchise cellphone and service stores in the South Dakota cities of Custer, Spearfish, Belle Fourche and Buffalo. Company spokesman Alex Carey confirmed to the media that Express Wireless is no longer providing AT&T products and services in western...

BELLE FOURCHE (AP) -- The city of Belle Fourche has spent about $22,000 to buy a ground-penetrating radar unit to uncover unmarked gravesites. The Black Hills Pioneer reported the city purchased the radar in January and started using it within the last few weeks. The city...

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in North Dakota in a two-state chase in 2009 that ended with three people injured. Travis Peters, of Belle Fourche, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Dickinson, N.D., to assault while fleeing a police officer....