'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in Custer

In what’s become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people carrying torches set fire to a giant wooden beetle effigy in Custer, South Dakota, to raise awareness of the destructive impact of the mountain pine beetle on Black Hills forest land.

January 21, 2024Updated: January 21, 2024

By News Channel Nebraska

'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in Custer

Regional

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'Burn, beetle, burn': Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in Custer

Regional

Gordon city council declines fireworks ban amid elevated fire risk

Drowning death under investigation at Johnson Lake

Allen woman charged after allegedly driving into Merriman business

Man sentenced to life in Winner killing, later commuted by Governor Noem, now charged in 14-year-old’s death

State

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Sports

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Ag & Outdoor

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