South Dakota is home to a unique geographic area. Rising up from the middle of the Great Plains like cresting waves on a calm sea, the Black Hills ... Peak is the local ski area.

Try these five easy day trips from Rapid City, South Dakota. Discover wildlife, cross-country ski trails, old mine towns, and more.

Detours and Delays Are Part of Year 2 of Black Hills Roadwork SHERIDAN LAKE, S.D. (AP) — The typically serene setting along U.S. Highway 385 in South Dakota as it winds peacefully past the ...