May 8, 2020

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota’s four technical colleges plan to resume on-campus operations this fall, with face-to-face teaching and learning. The Board of Technical Education said Friday colleges will continue with online instruction for the spring and summer semesters. Board Chairman Dane Dykhouse says the system will seek advice from public health officials, epidemiologists and […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City officials have finished setting up Rushmore Hall at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center as an emergency shelter for the homeless population. The setup will help the city’s Cornerstone Rescue Mission and the Hope Center aid any homeless that may contract COVID-19. The 100-bed, temporary shelter is now ready for […]

STURGIS, S.D. – Meade County authorities responded to a report of a man who had jumped off an I-90 bridge outside Sturgis Friday. The Meade County Sheriff’s office says at approximately 2:20, they were called to the I-90, Exit 37 overpass at Pleasant Valley. Upon arrival, authorities found an injured man who was lying on […]

SCENIC, S.D. – One person died and three others were injured in a one-vehicle crash Thursday night near Scenic. Names of those involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members. A 2006 Chevy Impala was traveling westbound on South Dakota Highway 44 when the driver failed to negotiate a left curve. The […]

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem today sent letters to Chairman Harold Frazier of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and President Bear Runner of the Oglala Sioux Tribe demanding that checkpoints be removed from State and US Highways. If the checkpoints are not removed within the next 48 hours, the State will take necessary legal action. […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Health says 1,179 COVID-19 tests were conducted Thursday, resulting in one of the state’s largest increases to date in positive cases. In its Friday report, the department reported 239 new cases. The new cases included one positive test in Meade County and one positive test in Pennington County. Meade […]

PIERRE, SD – As the pandemic spread across the country, scams tagged along. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says they started getting reports almost as soon as the financial rescue package was passed by Congress. “Obviously a lot of them originate from out of state. We’ve been trying to give alerts.” Ravnsborg says people […]

PIERRE, SD – Industrial hemp production in South Dakota is getting closer but there are still regulatory hurdles ahead. House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte, a prime sponsor of the legislative bill, says state Ag Secretary Kim Vanneman (who resigned from her position this week) told him the rules will soon be ready to […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says that a special legislative session to rework the state’s budget may not be necessary if the federal government allows her to use federal aid that’s supposed to be for coronavirus-related expenses to fill in revenue shortfalls. The Republican governor has lobbied the White House […]