April 9, 2020

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem on Thursday signed an extension of her previous executive orders to continue South Dakota’s fight against the spread of COVID-19. The new Executive Order (EO 2020-15) extends Governor Noem’s initial State of Emergency declaration from March 13th.   A State of Emergency declaration allows the governor to activate certain […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Gov. Kristi Noem is encouraging people to use a mobile app that can trace the steps of people who test positive for the virus. The Care19 app was created in North Dakota by a Microsoft engineer. North Dakota rolled it out this week as a way to trace the spread of […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. – One person died Thursday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Spearfish. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of family members. He was the only person involved. A 2000 Ford F350 pickup was westbound on Interstate 90 when the vehicle went off the road to the right, […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation says unemployment claims once again surged in South Dakota last week with 7,916 people making new claims for unemployment help. As the global coronavirus pandemic rippled through the economy, the number of people seeking unemployment in the state continued to rise. The number […]

EAGLE BUTTE, SD – The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has set up check points on state highways leading into the reservation in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 on tribal land. Governor Kristi Noem says her office has been working for weeks with tribal leaders to prepare for the virus and limit its […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The State Health Department reported 54 new COVID-19 cases in its Thursday report – and an additional case was reported in Pennington County. The state total is now 447 with six deaths and 161 people have recovered from the virus. The additional case in Pennington County brought their total to 7. The […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The union representing employees at a Smithfield pork processing plant in South Dakota said workers were induced to report to work through company bonuses as a rash of coronavirus infections broke out at the facility. The Sioux Falls plant, which employees about 2,800 people in the state’s largest city, has emerged […]