Mount Rushmore has been untouched for nearly 80 years, but there is now an effort by some supporters of President Trump to ...

South Dakota's most famous landmark will host a fireworks display for the first time in six years in 2026. South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, the former North ...

A lawsuit tried to overturn the National Park Service's denial of the state's application to hold a fireworks display in 2021, but was moot because it was in the past.

During his first term, President Donald Trump went all out to celebrate Independence Day with a massive event at the National Mall, fireworks shows at Mount Rushmore, and more. But this year, amid ...

Fireworks explode above the Mount Rushmore National Monument during an Independence Day event attended by the US president in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020.

President Joe Biden's administration rejected permit requests for Fourth of July fireworks displays at Mount Rushmore in 2021 and 2022, citing concerns from local tribes and environmental worries.