She calls it cost-effective spending. Rapid City Alderwoman Deb Hadcock wants the council to trim down the city budget, despite the mayor already calling it a no-growth financial plan. And Hadcock is not alone.

According to the Federal Reserve, American households have cut back on their credit card use for 23 consecutive months. While the lack of spending does not help the national economy out of its slump ... the trend is a positive sign for people's personal finances.

Opening the doors for free trade was on the minds of representatives who attended a conference in Rapid City. A group called the Port-to-Plains Alliance met Thursday in Rapid City to promote north-south commerce in North America.

They're used to handing out the accolades to their students but Thursday night it was an evening to honor some of the best educators in Rapid City. The awards for Teacher of Distinction and Teacher of the Year were given out.

Sleep is a basic necessity of life. It is as important to our well being a food, air, and water. Researchers have found that short sleep duration is linked to an increased risk for motor accidents, diabetes, heart problems, and psychiatric illnesses.

DNA evidence linked him to a 13-year-old unsolved rape case.  31-year-old Jason Hansen of Rapid City has entered into a plea agreement with the state and pleaded guilty but mentally ill Thursday.