July 20, 2020

STURGIS — With the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally just a few short weeks away, notices have gone out offering vouchers for free COVID-19 testing following this year’s event. Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie says the notices have gone out electronically to businesses that are in the qualifying categories as well as Meade County and the Meade […]

STURGIS, S.D. – With the closure of the Boulder Canyon Event Center, the city of Sturgis has its eye on a Main Street building for sale that could serve as a new downtown events center. After 2 hours of discussion Monday night, the council on a 6-3 vote, approved beginning the purchase agreement to buy […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis City Council gave approval to the city manager Monday night to sign off on a grant that will be used to fund a second school resource officer for the Meade School District. The money is courtesy of the COPS Hiring Program. This officer will be utilized at the middle and […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Authorities say 29-year-old Arlen Hatten of Rapid City has been placed under arrest for two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder as police investigate a shooting incident that took place outside of a residence in the 1700 block of E. Highway 44. At around 6:45 a.m. on July 20th, police were […]

STURGIS, SD – As efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 have become more urgent, the City of Sturgis has expanded a program to help those who are considered to be the most at risk in our community. The Good Deeds program will assist high-risk residents who are age 60+ and/or those with chronic medical […]

PIERRE, SD – Schools across South Dakota are working on plans to return their staff and students to the classrooms next month. Governor Kristi Noem says each district has to work through their local conditions. “I think every school district is making decisions based on what their environment looks like. They all have different buildings, […]

PIERRE, S.D. – There were 37 new cases of COVID-19 according to the state Department of Health Monday and there were no new deaths reported. Of the new cases, five of them were reported in Pennington County. The number of active cases in Pennington is down one today to 144 and the cumulative total of […]

RAPID CITY, SD – Rapid City police are investigating a shooting that took place around 6:45 Monday morning.   Police say two people were seriously injured in the shooting that occurred near the entrance of the Brookdale Estates mobile home park west of Western Dakota Tech at 1700 East Highway 44. One person suffered life-threatening […]