From the visitor's center above Pactola Reservoir, Chuck Carlson can gaze down at the glistening surface and see far into the past. There in the hazy waters of memory, he picks out mining camps and ...

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department has received a $50,000 grant from a nonprofit group to improve water quality and fish habitat in the Black Hills. The donation from Black Hills Fly ...

Water releases from Pactola Dam are at their highest level in almost 10 years, as federal officials increase the flow into Rapid Creek to make room in the nearly full reservoir for rain and snow melt.

Authorities said today that search crews on Pactola Reservoir in the Black Hills are close to recovering the body of a 64-year-old Deadwood man who drowned there Sunday. The already difficult chore is ...