Pennington County communications received a report of a suspicious package in the parking lot near the National Presidential Wax Museum in Keystone. Responding units staged at least 500 feet away while local law enforcement secured the area and multiple fire and rescue units were dispatched.

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation Bomb Squad evaluated the package, declared it safe, and issued an all-clear. The incident location was about three miles down the hill from Mount Rushmore.

County officials report all train tracks are blocked after a BNSF train, approximately three miles long, experienced A/C issues and broke down, blocking several intersections including 9th Avenue, 5th Avenue, Broadway, Avenue B, 20th Street, and Avenue I.

The highways on the outer edges of town remained open for those willing to travel 'around' the blockages.

There wa significant traffic backup at the Highway 26/92 overpass; Nebraska State Patrol assisted with rerouting traffic. Just needed 10-49 at this time. No other incidents have been reported.

This report is an exclusive from the Scanner Traffic Archives.

SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY FEED

This episode follows a hectic day in regional emergency dispatch, tracking AirLink airport pickups, ambulance transports, traffic crashes, and multiple medical alarms across rural counties for July 23, 2026.

Listen to real-time coordination, unit responses, patient updates, and the urgency of EMS teams managing diverse incidents.