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STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Community Center will be the place for a debate between the two candidates running for District 29 Senate. Republican District 29 Senator Gary Cammack is being challenged by political newcomer Kent Wilsey, who is seeking the seat as a libertarian. Cammack, a Union Center rancher and owner of Cammack Ranch […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Patients with symptoms of COVID-19 can now go online and schedule drive-up tests at a Monument Health location in Custer, Lead-Deadwood, Rapid City, Spearfish or Sturgis. Until now, all patients had to schedule their tests by calling Monument Health’s Nurse Triage Line. The new online option is for patients who do […]
PIERRE, S.D. – It was another record high day Wednesday for not only new COVID-19 cases, but for active cases and hospitalizations. State health officials reported 876 new cases of COVID-19 today. Of those 813 are confirmed and 63 are considered probable. That number is a new daily high for new cases. Also reaching a […]
NEW YORK — Walmart is spreading out its traditional one-day Black Friday deals over three weekends in November in an effort to reduce crowds in its stores during a pandemic. The company’s plans announced Wednesday offer the first glimpse from a major retailer of what a reinvented Black Friday will look like during a pandemic. […]
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Wells Fargo says it earned $2 billion in the third quarter, less than half of what it made in the same period last year but a significant improvement from this year’s second quarter, when it posted a loss. The San Francisco bank said Wednesday that it earned 42 cents per share, […]
UNDATED – With residential electricity consumption increasing this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Most & Least Energy-Efficient States, as well as accompanying videos. To gauge the financial impact of doing more with less energy — the average American household spends at least $2,000 per […]
UNDATED – Here is your Tuesday Night, October 13, South Dakota Prep Volleyball Scoreboard: Aberdeen Christian def. Britton-Hecla, 25-14, 25-8, 25-16 Aberdeen Roncalli def. Mobridge-Pollock, 25-23, 25-23, 25-14 Arlington def. Sioux Valley, 25-17, 25-20, 25-20 Brandon Valley def. Brookings, 29-27, 25-18, 19-25, 25-20 Burke def. Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 25-10, 25-14, 25-13 Chester def. West Central, […]
UNDATED – The South Dakota Girls and Boys Class AA Soccer Semifinals were held on Tuesday. In boys action, top seeded Rapid City Stevens defeated Sioux Falls Roosevelt 2-1 and seventh seeded Sioux Falls O’Gorman upset third-seeded Watertown 2-1. Stevens will play O’Gorman in the championship match Saturday. On the girls side, seventh-seeded Sioux Falls […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender says he is not pushing for a mask mandate, but is encouraging residents to wear one as COVID-19 cases have risen dramatically over the past two months in Rapid City. During a press conference Tuesday, Allender says even if he wanted to place a mandate on […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Rapid City Police say a man died after extensive injuries he suffered in a grass fire Saturday. Police say the fire occurred in an area being used as a makeshift camp for some homeless people. Police say witnesses report several campfires had been set and it’s possible that is what started […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]