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Pres. Trump travels to South Dakota

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1 month ago

July 2, 2026

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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The President set to travel to Mount Rushmore to mark America’s 250^th anniversary.

Friday, President Donald Trump is taking that celebration to one America’s most iconic sites, Mount Rushmore

The President is traveling to South Dakota for a celebration at Mount Rushmore that will include fireworks, military bands and flyovers – including one by the new Air Force One – which had its maiden flight on Wednesday to North Dakota. The Boeing 747 is a gift from Qatar.

While at Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills near Keystone, South Dakota, President Trump will deliver a keynote address marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The sculpture at Mount Rushmore features 60-foot-tall depictions of the heads of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. They were chosen to represent the nation’s foundation, expansion, development, and preservation

President Trump last visited Mount Rushmore for a Fourth of July Celebration in 2020. The event featured the first official fireworks display at the monument in over a decade.

He’s also repeatedly joked that his face should be added to the monument.

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Cooler temperatures, storm chances move into western South Dakota and northeast Wyoming

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5 hours ago

August 9, 2026

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Cooler temperatures, storm chances move into western South Dakota and northeast Wyoming

Cooler temperatures are on the way for western South Dakota and northeast Wyoming, but not before a round of thunderstorms. A midday storm window is expected Saturday, with stronger storms possible Sunday through Tuesday. The Faith and Philip areas face a Level 2 out of 5 severe thunderstorm risk Sunday.

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Sioux Falls woman dies in two-vehicle motorcycle crash near Sturgis

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17 hours ago

August 8, 2026

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Sioux Falls woman dies in two-vehicle motorcycle crash near Sturgis

LAWRENCE COUNTY, S.D. — A Sioux Falls woman died Thursday from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash near Sturgis.

The crash occurred at 1:06 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, on U.S. Highway 14A at mile marker 50, about 2 miles south of Sturgis. The eastbound lanes were closed for approximately one hour.

A 46-year-old Sioux Falls woman was driving a 2013 Suzuki Gladius 650 eastbound on U.S. Highway 14A. At the same time, a 77-year-old Wrentham, Massachusetts, man was driving a 2013 Victory Jackpot westbound, according to preliminary crash information.

The Victory driver failed to negotiate a curve, crossed into the eastbound lane and struck the Suzuki. The Suzuki driver was wearing a helmet and sustained fatal injuries. The Victory driver, who was also wearing a helmet, was transported to a Sturgis hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.

The names of those involved have not been released pending notification of family members.

All information released is preliminary. The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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