June 30, 2020

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender has issued a veto of a conditional use permit approved by the common council in mid-June. The conditional use permit was to allow a building on North Street to serve as a rescue mission. Mayor Allender wrote in his veto that he was concerned about pedestrian […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – According to a release from the Rapid City Area Schools, the in-person commencement ceremonies set for July 24 and 26 have been cancelled. The release says “this decision comes after consulting with medical experts, city leaders, and administration officials.” Superintendent Lori Simon said that while they explored a wide variety of […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The unofficial results are in for the board of directors election for the newly formed Rural Sturgis Ambulance District. Meade County Auditor Lisa Schieffer reported Tuesday night there 286 votes cast. The top five people receiving the most votes were Terri Jo Bruch, Mark Bruch, Britton Blair, Edward Miller and Rebecca Porter-Watson. […]

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Fire Marshal says safety must be a priority when it comes to using fireworks this July Fourth holiday. The discharge of fireworks is a part of the holiday celebration. But Fire Marshal Paul Merriman says if not handled properly, fireworks can also become deadly. “Every year throughout the nation, we hear […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — States can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education, a divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. By a 5-4 vote with the conservatives in the majority, the justices upheld a Montana scholarship program that allows state tax credits for private schooling in which almost all the recipients […]

PIERRE, S.D. – On July 1, 2020, reforms to the county zoning and appeals process will take effect in South Dakota. The South Dakota State Legislature passed and Governor Noem signed SB 157 during this past legislative session to institute these reforms. SB 157 creates a fair, timely, and reliable process for getting economic growth […]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An appeals court has ruled dinosaur fossils worth millions of dollars unearthed on an eastern Montana ranch belong to the owners of the land’s surface rights. The June 17 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2016 decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Watters of Billings that […]

PIERRE, S.D. – There were 48 new cases of COVID-19 reported Tuesday by the South Dakota Department of Health. Pennington County reported 5 new cases, giving them 518 in the cumulative total and 121 active cases. That is down 8 from Monday. Meade County reported a new case as well, sending their cumulative total to […]

YANKTON, SD – The spikes in coronavirus infections in southern and western states should be a warning and could be a possible preview. South Dakota State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says those types of increases could happen here. “I think it is important as we’re seeing cases increasing in other jurisdictions,” says Clayton. “We are […]