February 3, 2021

CUSTER, S.D. – Firefighters responded to a wildfire off Hazelrodt Cutoff near Custer Wednesday afternoon. Great Plains Fire Dispatch reports the fire was reported just after 1:00 p.m. At last report, the fire had burrned between 10 and 20 acres. No structures were reportedly threatened as several local, state and federal agencies responded. Meanwhile, fire […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A committee of South Dakota lawmakers has rejected a proposal to push judges to equally split the custody of children between divorced parents, after opponents argued it could tie victims of abuse to their former partners. The issue of custody in divorce proceedings has become a recurring battle in the Legislature, […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Republican lawmakers have dismissed a proposal to require Gov. Kristi Noem’s tribal relations secretary to report to a legislative committee that handles tribal issues. The relationship between the governor’s office and lawmakers who focus on tribal issues has often become contentious. They have wrestled over last year’s State of […]

PIERRE, S.D. – New COVID-19 cases Wednesday totaled 209, with 68 of them listed as probable. Three new deaths were reported, sending the state’s death toll to 1,782. Active cases of the virus dropped 48 today to 2,552 and the number of people hospitalized was up slightly to 133. Across the Black Hills area, Pennington […]

PARKER, S.D. (AP) — A woman was injured when she was struck by a vehicle that sheriff’s deputies chased through Lincoln and Turner counties. Sheriff’s officials say three people in the stolen pickup truck were arrested after a five-hour standoff Tuesday. During the pursuit, the pickup drove through a rural property and hit the woman […]