August 21, 2020

PIERRE, S.D. –The State Health Department released another rally-related health advisory regarding COVID-19 exposure Friday. The department releases these when it is unable to conduct adequate contact tracing with those who may be affected. The release is as follows: State Health officials announced Thursday, August 21, that an individual who visited three businesses in Sturgis, […]

STURGIS, S.D. – In Sturgis, where the motorcycle rally wrapped up last weekend, Monument Health began the process of testing asymptomatic residents for COVID-19 Friday. City employees are required to get tested following the rally, and test vouchers through Monument Health were available for local business employees and residents. A Monument Health employee said the […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The state health department reported one of its highest daily numbers of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began as nearly 200 new positive tests were reported today. In their daily update, health officials say there were 193 new cases of COVID-19 recorded over the past 24 hours. That makes 441 total […]

PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Fusion Center, a department within the South Dakota Department of Public Safety (SDDPS), is pointing to a web development company it hired, for a security failure that would allow unauthorized people to access names, addresses, birth date and COVID-19 status. The data breach which compromised the information of hundreds […]

NORTHPLATTE, NE  — Officials in Nebraska are returning an  armored vehicle to its rightful owner after it was found abandoned Thursday on the side of Interstate 80. The Nebraska Highway Patrol (NHP) says the vehicle, which resembles a tank but is used in engineering operations, belongs to the South Dakota National Guard. Earlier this week, […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – The man police say left behind one of the ‘largest crime scenes’ in Rapid City history entered a plea of not guilty Thursday. Billy Robertson is charged with stealing two pickups, breaking into three homes or garages, and stabbing, assaulting or threatening six people during an early morning crime spree on […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The leader of a July 3 protest before President Donald Trump’s visit to Mount Rushmore is facing added charges that bring his potential prison sentence to 17 years. Pennington County prosecutors have added a felony and misdemeanor charge to their case against Nick Tilsen, who helped lead a demonstration that blocked […]

PIERRE, S.D. – State Health officials announced Thursday, August 20th, that an employee of Asylum Tattoo Sturgis at 1304 Main St. in Sturgis, SD has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual worked at the business while able to transmit the virus to others on these dates and times: August 13th, from 10:00 a.m. through 2 […]