August 20, 2020

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A shooting we told you about earlier this morning is now a fatal shooting being investigated by the Rapid City Police Department. Police report at around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19th,  officers were dispatched to a residence in the 1100 block of Wambli Court for a report of an individual […]

PIERRE, S.D. – It was another triple-digit increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the state Thursday according to the South Dakota Health Department. Health officials report 125 new positive COVID-19 tests today, with 29 of them in the Black Hills area. Pennington County reported the most Black Hills cases today, as health […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The state Department of Health gave an update Thursday on how COVID-19 is affecting schools across the state that have started classes. State epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton says as of today, they have less than 40 total cases among school children and staff. “In addition to the total number of cases in […]

GROTON, S.D. — Two executives of an agriculture equipment dealer who were lifelong friends have died in a highway crash in South Dakota. Mark Kreps and Steve Connelly were both vice presidents at Fargo, North Dakota-based RDO Equipment Co. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the 54-year-old men died when their pickup truck collided with […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. —It was the first day of classes Wednesday for students at Black Hills State University in Spearfish. The first day back this year, though, was unlike any other with the concern over COVID-19. Officials at BHSU have been working all summer, trying to find the best way to reopen during the pandemic. Students […]

PIERRE, S.D. — The last of nine female inmates who escpated from the Pierre Community Work Center after a confirmed case of COVID-19 at the facility has been arrested. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported Wednesday that 25-year-old Philomene Boneshirt was arrested in Sioux Falls on Tuesday. She was one of nine inmates who walked […]