February 16, 2021

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers have advanced a pair of proposals aimed at increasing scrutiny on voter-backed ballot initiatives. Republican legislators argued that a series of proposals would test the initiatives before they make it on the ballot and help make sure that voter-passed laws will not be gutted. They say it would […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The City of Sturgis will be less one set of stop lights after a Department of Transportation study indicates the lights are no longer needed. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the council heard from public works head Rick Bush on the D.O.T. study that shows the signal at Lazelle and 8th Street is […]

STURGIS, S.D. – The city of Sturgis announced Tuesday night ahead of their meeting that Ward Four Council Representative Steve Keszler has resigned from the Sturgis City Council effective February 16. The City is now taking applications to fill the vacancy with a 1-year appointment. Individuals living in Ward Four who are interested in serving […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – A New York man charged in three murders here in South Dakota pleaded not guilty before Seventh Circuit Court Judge Robert Gusinsky Tuesday. Arnson Absolu, 36, is accused of killing 29-year-old Ashley Nagy, 26-year-old Charles Red Willow and 22-year-old Dakota Zaiser. Nagy and Red Willow were found dead of gunshot wounds […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. – The extremely cold weather is causing some ice problems along Spearfish Creek where a flood advisory was issued on Tuesday. The City of Spearfish says the creek is one of the few bodies of water in the world that freezes from the bottom up. This phenomenon results in the water that is […]

PIERRE, S.D. – The polar vortex now gripping middle states from Canada to Texas has created an ‘unprecedented’ demand for power. South Dakota PUC Commissioner Kristie Fiegen says the demand for power on Monday was at an ‘all time high’ and that Tuesday’s demand may exceed even that.  She described the current cold weather snap […]

BELLE FOURCHE, S.D. – A Powers Lake, N.D., man has been identified as the person who died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Belle Fourche. A 2017 Freightliner semi-truck and trailer were southbound on U.S. Highway 85 when it crossed the center line and collided head-on with a northbound 2015 GMC Acadia. Donald […]

PIERRE, S.D. – COVID-19 numbers have increased in Tuesday’s report from the South Dakota Department of Health. There were 218 new cases today, of which, 65 were considered as probable. Active cases rose by 112, surpassing 22-hundred again, to 2,204. The number of people hospitalized due to the virus increased by nearly a dozen to […]