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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota spent approximately $1.5 million for its Independence Day celebration that featured a speech from President Donald Trump and fireworks above the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The estimate from the Department of Tourism covers all security, transportation and pyrotechnics for the event. The fireworks display alone cost the state $350,000. […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Congressman Dusty Johnson visited Sturgis today, attending the Carnegie Medal Presentation to two Sturgis police officers. The two officers, Dylan Goetsch & Sgt. Christopher Schmoker, were honored for saving a 47-year-old man from his burning home. After arriving at the scene of a burning Sturgis, S.D., house May 12, 2018, and learning […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – You receive an unsolicited message via text, email, or a social media messenger. The message explains that you’ve come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. The message instructs you to self-isolate and provides a link for more information. Alarmed, you are tempted to click and get more […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The Department of Health reported 94 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, along with three new deaths. The three new deaths were all women with two listed in the 60-69 age range and one in the 80+ age range. One death was listed in Yankton County, one in Todd County and one in […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she is not interested in running for president in 2024 and would rather stay in South Dakota. The first-term Republican governor has drawn attention from conservative commentators for avoiding lockdown orders during the coronavirus pandemic. Supporters on social media have even called for her to […]
BISMARCK, N.D. — The owner of the Dakota Access Pipeline is continuing to fill it with North Dakota crude oil and has no immediate plans to shut down the line, despite a federal judge’s order that it be stopped within 30 days for additional environmental review. Pipeline owner Energy Transfer asked the court Wednesday to […]
Washington, DC – With the announcement from USDA of the first purchase of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine for a U.S.-only, national vaccine countermeasure bank, U.S. cattlemen and pork producers may be resting easier. Highly contagious diseases have been around for a long time; brucellosis, tuberculosis, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (aka BSE or Mad Cow Disease), rabies, and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Post 320 split a pair of games it played yesterday against Scottsbluff, Nebraska and Buckly. The Stars scored 4 runs in the eighth inning to get a 12-8 win over Scottsbluff. The game went into extra innings after Scottsbluff tied the contest in the bottom of the seventh. Wyatt […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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