May 21, 2020

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says that her stance against Native American tribes operating coronavirus checkpoints on federal and state highways isn’t just about the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Its also about setting “precedent” on tribes’ ability to shut down traffic in other situations. As construction related to the Keystone […]

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Canadian company has built the first piece of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S. border and started work on labor camps in Montana and South Dakota. However, Calgary-based TC Energy has not resolved a recent courtroom setback that cancelled a key permit and would make it much […]

BLACK HAWK, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem talked Thursday with families forced out of their homes in a Blackhawk neighborhood due to sinkholes that have opened up, exposing an old gypsum mine. Noem says the state will help Meade County apply for a FEMA grant that would pay for 75-percent of a home’s appraised value […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City police are seeking the public’s help in order to locate 41-year-old Jason Rush of Rapid City. Rush was reported missing on May 19th, 2020. Police received information that he was last seen on May 12th at his residence in the 100 block of Denver Street. Rush is described as […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The owner of a Rapid City restaurant says three of their employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Benjamin Klinkel, owner of the Tally’s and Delmonico Grill, says the employees came up positive for COVID-19 last week, and precautions were taken immediately. He says all employees are being kept informed […]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety is encouraging people who decide to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend to be safe drivers. Traffic is expected to be lighter than normal for this holiday weekend because of COVID-19, but state Highway Patrol troopers will still be out helping keep people safe. State Highway […]

PIERRE, S.D. – There were 73 new cases of COVID-19 in the state according to the Department of Health Thursday. Pennington County added 15 new cases and one new death. The county now has 76 active cases. The new death raises Pennington County’s death toll to 3. Meade County reported a new positive case today. […]

BROOKINGS, SD – Samantha Olson of the Northwestern Area FFA chapter (in Mellette) was elected South Dakota FFA President for the 2020-2021 year. Olson, a math major at South Dakota State University, says due to the pandemic they had to hold their convention on-line rather than in person but she hopes to get as many […]

PIERRE, SD – Testing of all residents of nursing homes and assisted living centers in South Dakota will begin this week (May18). Heading up the Long Term Care Advisory Task Force is Doug Ekeren. “One of the concerns of the coronavirus is that a lot of people don’t exhibit symptoms,” he observes. “By doing a […]