Strugis Rally

The 76th Annual Sturgis Rally is going on right now with today (Monday 8/8) being the official first day of the rally. If you thought it was too late to ride over, the officials at the rally say "come over".

The Mardi Gras for motorcycles officially kicks off Monday, August 8th in Sturgis, South Dakota.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Officials are expecting a smaller and quieter Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this year, one year after the 75th annual event attracted record crowds.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The amount of revenue Sturgis received from this year's motorcycle rally jumped 45 percent over last year, thanks in part to a crackdown on the collection of city sales tax.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Officials credit months of planning on the local, state and federal levels for a lack of violent crime at the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota.

The death toll at Sturgis set a record by one over the weekend. Officials began keeping track from the 75th Sturgis Rally statistics Tuesday, July 28  up to 6 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 8.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — People at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally attempted but failed to set an interesting world record — most people assembled in one spot wearing only their underwear.

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — The number of traffic fatalities tied to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in western South Dakota has risen to nine.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Highway Patrol troopers in states bordering western South Dakota are giving extra attention to traffic flocking to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.

The largest party for bikes starts in less than a week. I like to call it the Mardi Gras for bikers. Sturgis 75th anniversary is coming up! August 3rd - 9th are the official dates but the fun is already going on. With the influx of bikes and riders and congestion on the highway, South Dakota State Police have changed the speed limits on several highways and interstates according to SD Highway Patr