On Dec. 26, in the waning days of her tenure, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland delivered a 20-year ban on new mining claims ...

South Dakota's "Playground of the Black Hills" is a secret town that has adventures for any age group and fun that can make you feel like a kid again.

In the Treaty of 1868, the U.S. government promised the Sioux territory that included the Black Hills in perpetuity. Perpetuity lasted only until gold ... In South Dakota, Sitting Bull and ...

at 3 p.m. The South Dakota Mines track and field teams are back after taking a holiday hiatus, as the Hardrockers gear up for the Dave Little Alumni Mile Meet. The meet, hosted by Black Hills ...

With a whopping 11 casinos – 10 of them open 24 hours – First Gold Gaming Resort ... on the inner edge of the Black Hills National Forest in Deadwood, South Dakota. Children ages 12 and ...

The waters flowing from South ... over mining in the Black Hills dates to 1874, when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer led a military expedition that sent out "glowing reports of gold," said ...