The secret is getting out, slowly, of western North Dakota's punishing but amazing running, biking and Nordic skiing experience. Established a few decades ago with horses in mind, the 144-mile Maah Daah Hey Trail is proving to be a challenge and a unique experience for racers from all over the nation.
Restaurants in western South Dakota — many catering to tourists fresh from backpacking, sightseeing or gold-panning — can find some of the state's iconic wildlife on menus, from bison ribeye and burgers to elk ravioli.
PIERRE, S.D. -- The Black Hills and Badlands region of South Dakota saw the most visitor spending in 2018, while the Southeastern region saw the largest amount of growth in spending from the year prior, according to a new report from the state Department of Tourism.
MEDORA, N.D.--It was a gorgeous day for a hike in the Badlands. Not too hot, with some moody clouds that made the sky interesting and the sun less intense. Everything was perfect until my dog yelped.
NEAR MEDORA, N.D. -- The North Dakota Badlands looked bleak and colorless. Winter was reluctantly letting go, but spring had not yet asserted herself. Ancient junipers and the occasional stand of ponderosa pine had not yet brightened with warmer ...
MEDORA, N.D.-After surviving 25 hours in a recent snowstorm in the western North Dakota Badlands, hiker Walker Wadkins is working on a thank-you letter to the makers of duct tape.The Florida native set out on what he thought would be a two-hour h...
PIERRE--South Dakota hunters might see one or more additional licenses for bighorn sheep this fall beyond the handful being offered for part of the Black Hills.
MEDORA, N.D. - From a Badlands overlook across from the Elkhorn Ranch, Jay Clemens admires the same view Theodore Roosevelt once had while sitting on his porch."It's a pretty stunning area," said Clemens, as an eagle flew overhead.But when he loo...
WALL (AP) -- Pennington County Search and Rescue will be hosting a missing person search and rescue exercise in the Badlands on Saturday. The event will begin about 8 a.m. MT with responders mobilizing to the Sage Creek Campground. Responders wil...
BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK (AP) -- A body has been recovered from the Badlands National Park after a group of visitors alerted park rangers to an abandoned backpack.
RAPID CITY (AP) -- The incoming superintendent of Badlands National Park says he's open to a languishing plan to create a tribal national park in the Badlands.
