September 10, 2020

OKATON, S.D. – A Joliet, Ill., man has died as a result of injuries sustained in an Aug. 23, 2020 motorcycle crash west of Okaton. A 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 248 when it hit a deer that was in the roadway. The driver, 51-year-old Ronald Pilon, was thrown from […]

RAPID CITY, S.D.  – Smithfield Foods in Sioux Falls has been cited for failing to protect its employees from exposure of COVID-19. In the citation, the US Department of Labor says the company violated the general duty clause and failed to provide a workplace free from recognized hazards that could cause death or serious injury. […]

STURGIS, SD – The Department of Health reported 263 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, up from 169 yesterday. Recoveries continue to outpace new cases as active cases decline. Pennington County reported an additional 41 new cases.  Active cases declined by eight to 327. The cumulative total number of cases in Pennington County reached 1,701 today. […]

BUFFALO, S.D. – A man from Pinehurst, Idaho has been identified as the person who died early Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash north of Buffalo. An Indian motorcycle was northbound on U.S. Highway 85 when the driver, 44-year-old Eric Atkins, lost control. He was not wearing a helmet and was thrown from the motorcycle. […]

PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem laid out a framework for up to $400 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to assist South Dakota’s small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “South Dakota is in a good spot as we rebound from COVID-19, but some of our small businesses were still hurt by this […]