May 31, 2020

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender has been paying close attention to ongoing tension across America regarding the death of George Floyd. Protests in Rapid City have been largely peaceful, but protests in Sioux Falls Sunday night turned violent. Allender released the following statement Sunday night: The death of George Floyd was an […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A state of emergency was declared in Sioux Falls Sunday night after concerns of a protest over the death of George Floyd showed indications of turning violent. Sioux Falls Police say a large protest group ended up at the Empire Mall and some of them were throwing rocks at police officers. […]

PIERRE, S.D. – As unrest continued across the nation Sunday in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, South Dakota Governor Krisi Noem issued a statement saying violence would not be tolerated in her state. In a written release, the governor stated: “We take the protection of people’s rights very seriously, as we’ve […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported 33 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday and no new deaths. Pennington County reported 9 new positive tests. The new cases raise the county’s cumulative total to 227 with 164 active cases. Meade County reported one new case for a cumulative total of 19 and 13 […]