May 4, 2020

STURGIS, S.D. – The Jackpine Gypsies and the City of Sturgis continue discussions over a proposed annexation of the historic club’s property, located off Moose Drive, near I-90. Because of the ongoing discussions, a decision on the annexation was tabled for a second time at Monday night’s council meeting. The group had said earlier they […]

BLACKHAWK, S.D. – Sunday’s rain and hail made things worse for residents in a Blackhawk subdivision, where a sinkhole has turned their lives upside down. The hole appeared last week, leading to the evacuation of a dozen homes on East Daisy Street in the Northdale Subdivision. It’s believed an old gypsum mine lies beneath the […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Some parents and students of the Class of 2020 at Sturgis Brown High School are proposing a plan for a formal graduation ceremony later this month. Most graduations have been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A group of parents presented a plan for a formal, outdoor ceremony during a […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota pork processing plant is taking its first steps toward reopening after a virus outbreak among workers that was one of the worst in the nation. Smithfield Foods shuttered its Sioux Falls plant for over two weeks after more than 800 employees became infected. Two departments at the plant […]

PINE RIDGE, S.D. — The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota is out of jail after being arrested over the weekend. Julian Bear Runner was booked into jail on Saturday. His name was removed from the jail’s roster by Sunday. Bear Runner confirmed in a news release Sunday that he was arrested […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls senior living facility reports 13 people have died after testing positive for the coronavirus. The Argus Leader reports it’s unclear if the virus caused the deaths. But the number is up from seven deaths reported by the Good Samaritan Society at the Sioux Falls Village location on […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Gov. Kristi Noem says South Dakota’s budget is expected to take a big hit from the economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic. Noem said Monday that South Dakota’s general fund revenues for March are down $18.1 million. While not all of that is related to COVID-19, the Republican governor says the […]

SPEARFISH…Black Hills State University is preparing for on-campus classes for the Fall 2020 semester. The South Dakota Board of Regents announced Friday that plans are being made to resume face-to-face teaching at the six public universities and special schools’ system. BHSU students are finishing the spring semester this week and all summer classes will be […]

STURGIS, S.D. – An apparent plea deal has been reached in the case against a 17-year-old who is currently charged with murder. Michael Gavin Campbell, whose named was released last year because he was being charged as an adult, is accused of shooting to death 16-year-old Shayna Ritthaler of Upton, Wyoming. Ritthaler’s body was found […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 in its Monday report. As of today, there are 817 active cases with a cumulative total of 2,668. There were no new positive tests in the Black Hills area today. The case breakdown was 28 in Minnehaha, 6 in Brown […]