March 28, 2020

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Monument Health said Saturday that it is temporarily closing its John Vucureich Cancer Care Institute for cleaning. A deep clean of the entire Cancer Care Institute is being completed before reopening on Tuesday, March 31, at 6:30 a.m. If a patient needs to receive treatment during this time, the Medical Oncology […]

BILLSBURG, S.D. – One man died early Friday night in a one-vehicle crash east of Billsburg. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of family. He was the only person involved. A 2005 Toyota Tundra was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it left the roadway, hit an approach and […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City teen was badly injured in a fall about 4pm, Saturday, March 28, 2020, near Falling Rock in Pennington County. He was reportedly hiking with friends and lost his footing on loose rocks, rolling and hitting rocks down some 150 feet. Life Flight responded, but the 16 year old […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sen. John Thune has tested negative for COVID-19. The 59-year-old Republican returned to his home state of South Dakota this week after experiencing flu-like symptoms. His spokesman Ryan Wrasse said Thune’s doctor recommended he be tested for the coronavirus on Friday. Wrasse said the fact that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported ten additional positive tests for COVID-19 in their Saturday report. The new cases raise the statewide total to 68 so far. With that, they remind residents that since the first case of COVID-19 was reported, 26 people have fully recovered, leaving 46 people still recovering. […]