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Rapid City, South Dakota Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good day Rapid City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Rapid City police will use your Ring camera—only if you agree
  • How Rapid City’s new wildland fire station changes local wildfire response
  • How serious is Wednesday’s Red Flag fire danger around Rapid City?

Also on today's calendar: Free Pinball Fridays | Hay Camp Brewing Rapid City — Hay Camp Brewing Co. and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A strong afternoon t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Cloudy, breezy and cooler, temps: high: 60, low: 34.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 46 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. RCPD, Sheriff's Office Expand Investigative Tools Through Ring Neighbors App Partnership (kotaradio.com) — Rapid City residents can now share Ring doorbell footage more easily with local investigators through a new partnership between the Rapid City Police Department and Pennington County Sheriff’s Office. Both agencies will use the Neighbors app to request neighborhood-specific video during active cases, but participation is voluntary and officers cannot access footage without a user’s consent.
   

2. Rapid City Gets Major Upgrade with New Wildland Fire Station (newscenter1.tv) — A new, much larger state wildland fire station has opened on the Wildland Fire Complex on West South Street in Rapid City, replacing an outdated facility that couldn’t comfortably house modern trucks. Funded in the 2024 legislative session, the station was dedicated Monday with Governor Larry Rhoden on hand, while a second new station is being added in Hot Springs.
   

3. First Alert Weather Day Wednesday for Critical Fire Danger (kotatv.com) — Rapid City and the Black Hills are under a Red Flag Warning Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with critical fire danger expected. Very low humidity, warm temperatures, gusty winds, and possible dry thunderstorms could cause fast-spreading fires. Residents are urged to avoid activities that might spark a blaze and stay alert for changing conditions.
   

4. Federal Jury Convicts Porcupine Man (drgnews.com) — A federal jury in Rapid City has convicted a 59-year-old Porcupine man on five counts of abusive sexual contact after a three-day trial in federal district court. Prosecuted under the Major Crimes Act, the case highlights how serious violent offenses in Indian Country are handled in Rapid City’s federal system, with sentencing that could include up to life in prison.
   

5. Rapid City man pleads guilty to using artificial intelligence to generate child sex abuse material (kotatv.com) — A Rapid City man has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of receiving child pornography involving AI-generated images of minors he knew, created between late 2024 and 2025. He faces sentencing on August 3 and will be required to register as a sex offender after his release. Authorities say hundreds of computer-generated files were found on his devices.
   

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Other local events
    Thursday April 23
  • Baby Bumblebee Story Time
    Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
    9:30 am
  • Little Explorers
    Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
    11:00 am
    • Friday April 24
  • Free Pinball Fridays | Hay Camp Brewing Rapid City — Hay Camp Brewing Co.
    Hay Camp Brewing Company , 601 Kansas City St , Rapid City
    4:00 pm
    • Saturday April 25
  • Rapid City earth day expo
    Western Dakota Technical College , 800 Mickelson Dr , Rapid City
    10:00 am
  • Books with Bernard
    Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Youth Services
    10:30 am
  • Black Hills Works 2026 Annual Putt-n-Pub
    The Rushmore Hotel & Suites, BW Premier Collection , 445 Mt Rushmore Rd , Rapid City
    11:00 am
  • Remembering the Children
    Rapid City Public Library Downtown - Community Room
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I just wanted to share and thank everyone so much for the blessings whoever brought them!!
    It was such a blessing to come home from work today to see this full!! Thank you so very much! I literally wanted to cry. (Nextdoor Kohls)
  • Hello!
    My name is Liam! Around 10:15am, I've found a lost dog w/ no collar on the side of San Marco Blvd near Pindale Elementary. If anyone knows whos dog… (Nextdoor Pinedale)

Ok Rapid City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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