November 6, 2019

STURGIS — The vacant ShopKo building in Sturgis has been purchased by the Northwest District of the Wesleyan Church – whose local affiliate is the Lifespring Wesleyan Church. The transfer of the deed on the 30,000 square-foot building dated October 28 indicates a purchase price of just over $1.9-million dollars. The property includes approximately 2.83-acres. […]

SCOTLAND, S.D. – Names have been released of the two adults and one juvenile who died in a two-vehicle crash Friday south of Scotland. A 1998 Pontiac Bonneville was westbound at the intersection of South Dakota Highways 46 and 25 when it failed to stop at a stop sign. The vehicle collided in the intersection with […]

LEMMON, S.D. – A man from Bison who was convicted of kidnapping and several other charges was sentenced to 75 years in prison today. Richard Seidel was found guilty in Perkins County in July for beating, choking, kidnapping and raping his estranged wife. The jury found him guilty on four counts – first degree kidnapping, […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Light snow left area roads slippery Wednesday morning, resulting in a number of accidents. The South Dakota Highway Patrol responded to several accident calls – most of them vehicles that had slid into the ditch along the I-90 corridor. A three vehicle accident was among the most serious west of Sturgis. That […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The Rural Sturgis Ambulance Group has announced it has raised the needed $30,000 to keep ambulance service running to the rural areas the rest of the year. Group spokesman Ross Lamphere says the group made the announcement at their meeting Tuesday night. The Sturgis City Council had asked for the $30,000 by […]

BISMARCK, N.D. – Federal regulators have ordered the Keystone pipeline to remain shut down until its Canadian owner takes corrective action aimed at determining the cause of a breach that leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons (1.4 million liters) of oil in northeastern North Dakota. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the order Tuesday […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A woman who died with four of her children in an attack in Mexico is being remembered in North Dakota for her kindness and faith. Jordan Kannianen, a state senator from Stanley, said he and his wife, Elizabeth, knew Rhonita María Miller and her children.where she often attended the Mormon Sunday school […]