April 27, 2020

BLACK HAWK, S.D. -Several homes were evacuated Monday night after two sinkholes opened up in the Black Hawk area. Authorities from Meade and Pennington County were called to East Daisy street Monday evening after a report of a sinkhole was received. Upon arriving on scene, officials reported a sinkhole that was growing at the end […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. -In a special session Monday night, the Rapid City Council voted 7-2 to allow certain businesses to begin the process of reopening with stipulations. The council in late March passed an emergency ordinance in response to the growing concern of COVID-19. The ordinance forced businesses like bars, restaurants and other public gathering […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she will release what she called a back-to-normal plan for the state on Tuesday, while cautioning that as more people resume activities the coronavirus will continue to spread. Citing the fact that just 61 people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19, Noem believes the state’s […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported 33 new positive tests for COVID-19 in its Monday report. The new cases were mostly in eastern South Dakota, with the exception of an additional case in Stanley County. There were no new positive tests reported in the Black Hills area. Minnehaha County saw the […]

SELBY, S.D. – A 15-year-old female died Sunday afternoon in an ATV crash southeast of Selby. The name of the deceased has not yet been released pending notification of family members. She was the only person involved. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 2017 Polaris Ranger XP 900 EPS ATV was northbound on 308th […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The national president of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union that represents Smithfield workers in Sioux Falls is critical of Gov. Kristi Noem’s comments about how the workforce got the coronavirus. The Governor said 99 percent of the virus spread was not inside the plant. Marc Perrone thinks the […]

PIERRE, SD – More of the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic are becoming clear. South Dakota Transportation Department Secretary Darin Bergquist says miles driven in the state have fallen sharply in the past six weeks. “We really started to see a fall off of traffic on state highways in South Dakota in mid-March. Comparing […]