After announcing the return of fireworks to the historic monument, Governor Larry Rhoden and Secretary Burgum have moved ...

Fireworks are coming back to Mount Rushmore in 2026. In a news release Tuesday, Republican Gov. Larry Rhoden announced the ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A federal judge has ruled there will be no Fourth of July fireworks at Mount Rushmore this year. Judge Robert A. Lange stated Wednesday in his ruling that while ...

The National Park Service (NPS) has refused to allow the state of South Dakota to hold a 4th of July fireworks celebration at Mount Rushmore, the national memorial best known for its massive ...

Federal officials stopped holding Fourth of July fireworks at Mt. Rushmore 11 years ago out of concern for the fragile environment and the risk of wildfires in the Black Hills.

FILE – In this July 3, 2020, file photo, fireworks light the sky over the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sued the U.S. Department of Interior ...

FILE – In this July 3, 2020, file photo, fireworks light the sky over the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sued the U.S. Department of Interior ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – A federal judge has ruled there will be no Fourth of July fireworks at Mount Rushmore this year. Judge Robert A. Lange stated Wednesday in his ruling that while ...