October 19, 2020

MARTIN, S.D. – Authorities in Bennett County are investigating a burglary involving the theft of firearms at a Martin business. According to the Martin Police Department, the break-in happened in September when an unidentified individual broke into the LaCroix True Value store and stole 10 guns. A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota’s voter registration numbers have increased by more than 5% since the last presidential election. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports that South Dakota had nearly 573,000 active registered voters as of Friday, according to the Secretary of State’s office. Monday is the deadline for registering. Registered Republicans have increased […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. — A cool, windy weekend made the opening of South Dakota’s pheasant season a tough go for most hunters. Conservation officer Nick Cochran tells the Aberdeen News that many hunters were happy with the number of birds they saw, but it was tough to shoot them in the windy conditions. He says it […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported 567 new cases of COVID-19 Monday and active cases reached another new high at 8,388. The number of people hospitalized rose by four today to 304, but no new deaths were reported. In the Black Hills area, 51 people are hospitalized in Pennington County, 3 […]

ROWENA, S.D. – One person died and two others were injured Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash near Rowena. Names of the three people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2001 Ford Explorer was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 42, near the intersection with 483rd Avenue, when the vehicle […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A month after ousting the Trump administration’s public lands boss for being in the post unlawfully, a Montana judge on Friday blocked three land-use plans that would have opened most U.S.-owned lands in the state to energy development. The actions struck down by Judge Brian Morris were implemented while William Perry […]

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana State Prison has locked down due to an outbreak of the coronavirus in the facility, the state Department of Corrections said. The lockdown starting Friday occurred after the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the prison jumped from eight to 36, the Missoulian reported. The Department of Corrections […]

CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — A supervisor has been selected for the Black Hills National Forest. Officials announced Friday that Jeff Tomac has been selected to serve as the 23rd supervisor of the forest. Tomac currently serves as the acting grassland supervisor for the Dakota Prairie Grasslands in Bismarck, North Dakota. He has worked for the […]