August 27, 2020

STURGIS, S.D. – The City of Sturgis recently conducted a mass COVID-19 testing event following the 2020 City of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.  The testing was conducted by Monument Health on August 21, 24, and 25.  The tests were conducted five to nine days following the official last day of the motorcycle rally event and 11-15 […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Rapid City Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding a body found in Rapid Creek, on the west side of Founders Park Thursday. Shortly after 10:00 a.m., law enforcement and medical personnel converged on a section of Rapid Creek near the 2000 block of West Omaha Street, in response to […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health is reporting 343 new cases of COVID-19 infection in the state today – and there’s a reason for the huge increase. Today’s update also includes cases that were not reported on August 25th and 26th due to a reporting aberration. Health officials say they identified a […]

VERMILLION, SD – COVID-19 infections are on the rise on university campuses across the state. University of South Dakota (USD) President Sheila Gestring says they are now sharing as much infection information as they can. “We want to keep health and safety top of mind. And we have to be very conscious of confidentiality. We […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota’s six public universities are launching websites that track COVID-19 cases on each campus. The Board of Regents announced on Tuesday that each university will launch dashboards that track individual cases among students and staff. The launch of these dashboards come after the South Dakota Department of Health said that […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. –  A 21-year-old Rapid City man pleaded guilty to armed robbery in federal court on Wednesday. Johnathan Adkins admitted to robbing a Big D convenience store in Rapid City in January 2020 and threatening an employee with a gun. Sentencing will be at a later time, but Adkins could face a maximum […]