Sturgis Rally Daily

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.

Official Sturgis rally attendance was 490,000, city says 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.

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

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

Buffalo Chip case to again be argued before state Supreme Court 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

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

PHOTOS: Day eight of the Sturgis motorcycle rally Day eight of the Sturgis motorcycle rally in Sturgis.

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.

'Fastest woman on four wheels' Jessi Combs of Rapid City dies in crash 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.

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

Rapid City's Jessi Combs dies in crash of jet car 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

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

Temporary vendors collect $1.2M in taxes at Sturgis motorcycle rally 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,

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.

Laconia Motorcycle Week director chimes in on Sturgis rally STURGIS | Charlie St. Clair has seen a motorcycle rally or two.

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

PHOTOS: Tourist Trophy racers rally despite rain Sunday marked the third appearance of the American Motorcyclist Association’s American Flat Track Series at the Buffalo Chip Campground.

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.

Sturgis motorcycle rally traffic count down compared to 2018, state says 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.

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

PHOTOS: See the 50 best photos from the 79th annual Sturgis motorcycle rally

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 arrested in Sturgis rally underage s*x sting 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