The function will include a fireworks show over Mount Rushmore, which has not been done in a decade. The event has already faced criticism for the risks it carries during a pandemic. Governor ...

In this July 3, 2020 photo, Trump pumps his fist as he arrives for the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore. More Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Trump's 2020 event was the first time in 11 years that ...

Friday’s festivities also came with an environmental risk. There were July Fourth fireworks at Mount Rushmore for several years, but they were discontinued in 2009 over environmental concerns ...

In a 2017 document made public by The Washington Post, the National Park Service noted that a minimum of 27 wildfires had been started around Mount Rushmore during annual fireworks displays ...

KEYSTONE, S.D. - Fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota for the Fourth of July celebration in 2020. Mount Rushmore’s fireworks were discontinued after 2009 due ...

On Jan. 15, 2020, Trump said he would like to attend the fireworks display at Mount Rushmore in July. Fireworks will return to Mount Rushmore for the Fourth of July in 2020, Gov. Kristi Noem ...

"Governor Noem is the only governor in the country who never mandated a single business or church to close, never ordered a shelter-in-place order for her citizens," Noem spokesman Ian Fury tells NPR.

President Trump is planning a massive fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 3, despite a decade-long ban on pyrotechnics at the iconic spot because of concerns about public health ...

Period.” Earlier:More than 125,000 tickets requested for Mount Rushmore Fourth of July fireworks In April and May of 2020, the Black Hills fell 30% to 50% short of moisture compared to the long ...

Tourists browse a gift store featuring President Donald Trump campaign items in Keystone, South Dakota, July 2, 2020, ahead of the president's visit to Mount Rushmore. Friday’s fireworks ...