Sturgis Rally Daily

10/04/2019

Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie said Thursday that 490,000 people attended the 79th annual rally during its 10-day run from Aug. 2-11.

STURGIS | A strong opening weekend for the 2019 Sturgis motorcycle rally helped overcome flat attendance over the final days, with final official attendance numbers down slightly from 2018.

10/01/2019

The city of Sturgis, the state Municipal League, campground neighbors and others have long opposed the incorporation.

The state Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in the latest legal tussle over the Buffalo Chip Campground’s incorporation as a municipality.

09/23/2019

Arguments are scheduled to be heard Sept. 30 before the state Supreme Court in Pierre in the more than four-year-old saga of the Buffalo Chip Campground’s quest to become a municipality.

Arguments are scheduled to be heard Sept. 30 before the state Supreme Court in Pierre in the more than four-year-old saga of the Buffalo Chip Campground’s quest to become a

09/09/2019

It's been a month since the rally wrapped up; here's a look back at Day 8 in photos.

Day eight of the Sturgis motorcycle rally in Sturgis.

08/28/2019

UPDATED: The car racer, metal fabricator and television personality was known as the "fastest woman on four wheels" after driving 398 mph during the Supersonic Speed Challenger in 2013.

A Rapid City woman known as "fastest woman on four wheels" died Tuesday while attempting to beat a land-speed record, according to a statement from her family.

08/28/2019

Automotive icon Jessi Combs died Tuesday while attempting to beat her own land speed record, according to a variety of online news reports.

Automotive icon Jessi Combs of Rapid City died Tuesday while attempting to beat her own land speed record, according to a variety of online news reports. Her 52,000 horsepower jet-powered

08/27/2019

This year's collections were slightly less than last year's, according to the state.

State and local governments collected a total of $1.2 million in sales tax from temporary vendors at the 2019 Sturgis motorcycle rally, which is 1 percent less than last year,

08/15/2019

Charlie St. Clair, 69, has visited the Sturgis motorcycle rally most every year since 1976. Last week, during a daily news conference for reporters, he offered his views of the rally from the outside looking in.

STURGIS | Charlie St. Clair has seen a motorcycle rally or two.

08/15/2019

ICYMI: American Motorcyclist Association’s American Flat Track Series at the Buffalo Chip Campground during this year's Sturgis motorcycle rally.

Sunday marked the third appearance of the American Motorcyclist Association’s American Flat Track Series at the Buffalo Chip Campground.

08/14/2019

Overall, 499,654 vehicles entered Sturgis at nine different locations from Aug. 2 to Aug. 11, which compares to 505,969 over 10 days last year, the DOT said in a news release Wednesday.

The final traffic count for the 79th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally was down 1.2 percent from 2018, according to the state Department of Transportation.

08/14/2019

Take a look back at the 79th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally with 50 of our best photos.

08/14/2019

The operation targeted "online predators" by posting or creating profiles on Craigslist and dating and chatting apps including KIK, Grindr, MeetMe and Skout

Ten men were arrested in an undercover operation that targeted people using the internet to meet minors for s*x at the Sturgis motorcycle rally, according to federal court records unsealed