July 7, 2020

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.  — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has reimposed some regulations that were loosened during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican governor signed an executive order Tuesday rescinding previous orders she signed as part of South Dakota’s COVID-19 response. The Argus Leader reports Noem’s new order keeps a state of […]

PIERRE, S.D. – In just a matter of days, Governor Kristi Noem has been tested twice for the Coronavirus. She says both tests have been negative. Noem’s taking the tests as a precautionary measure. Late last week, she had hugged Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of Donald Trump Junior, and Guilfoyle had tested positive. Noem tells […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills National Forest is assessing impacts of a tornado that occurred Monday evening, July 6, south of Speafish, SD off of Tinton Road on the Northern Hills Ranger District.  A section of Tinton Road is currently closed due to downed trees. Timber Gulch (FSR 733), FSR 734 and Limestone trails […]

WINNER, S.D. – A 41-year-old man has been identified as the person who died early Saturday morning in a vehicle-pedestrian crash west of Winner. A 2018 Mazda3 was eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 when the vehicle struck Kenneth Beard who was walking on the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His address is […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Health reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday and one new death. The new death was out of Minnehaha County. Pennington County had 15 of those new positive tests, sending their cumulative total to 590 with 150 active cases. Meade County reported one new cases today. Meade has 52 […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council on Monday night approved up to 1,300 COVID-19 tests to be available for residents following this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The plan follows the city’s approval to participate in this year’s rally – albeit with no city sponsored activities. The council was between a rock and a hard […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – 20 adults and one juvenile were arrested Friday, July 3, 2020, for unlawful protest activities near Keystone. Individuals placed three large vans in the roadway to create a blockade to prevent access from Keystone to Mount Rushmore National Monument. The following individuals face charges for their roles in the event. Below […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — One of the leaders of a protest before President Donald Trump’s pre-Independence Day appearance at Mount Rushmore was officially charged for allegedly stealing a shield from a law enforcement officer. Thirty-eight-year-old Nick Tilsen, of Porcupine, South Dakota, is charged with second-degree robbery, simple assault and three other charges stemming from Friday’s […]

GETTYSBURG, S.D. (AP) — Officials have confirmed that a logo that included a Confederate flag has been removed from police department cars, buildings and patches in a small South Dakota community named for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Mayor Bill Wuttke and the City Council issued a joint statement Monday night that said police Chief […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Paul Erickson, a former conservative political operative has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for fraud following new scrutiny from his involvement with Maria Butina, a Russian agent, who gained  political access in South Dakota and organizations such as the National Rifle Association, with the help of Erickson and […]