April 3, 2020

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Sioux Falls elder care facility says that one resident has died after contracting the coronavirus. The Prince of Peace Retirement Community, ran by Avera Health, announced earlier this week that three residents had become infected. Avera says it believes that an asymptomatic staff member had unknowingly brought the infection into […]

PIERRE, S.D. — During her daily press conference Friday, Governor Kristi Noem says the state is in a very fluid, or changing, situation when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. This caveat was shared before she released projections for how the virus will impact the state in what she described as a “palms-up conversation” with […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Starting today, the Monument Health Foundation is launching the COVID-19 Medical Response Fund and is pledging to match the first $5,000 in donations to help with community efforts to fight this virus. This fund will be used exclusively to purchase the resources needed to help treat our patients and keep our […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Corrections says inmates are producing personal protective equipment for prison staff. South Dakota prisons have several manufacturing shops that have turned to producing cotton face masks, nylon gowns and plastic face shields amid the global coronavirus pandemic. The Department of Corrections says the equipment is not […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The number of COVID-19 positive tests in South Dakota hit 187 Friday – up 22 from Thursday’s 165. All new cases were in eastern South Dakota. That means Lawrence County remained at 9, Pennington at 6, Meade and Fall River Counties at 1. Positive tests today were one each in Brown, Codington, […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota legislators have decided to investigate allegations that Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer was drunk during a meeting earlier this week. Both Langer, a Dell Rapids Republican, and Senate Pro Tempore Brock Greenfield, a Clark Republican, will be under investigation for their conduct during a marathon session that stretched from […]