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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A prosecutor plans to announce whether she is filing criminal charges against the state attorney general for hitting and killing a pedestrian with his car. Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo, who helped Hyde County State’s Attorney Emily Sovell evaluate the case, says Sovell will announce her decision Thursday morning. […]
WAGNER, S.D. (AP) — Highway Patrol officials say four people were killed and a fifth was seriously injured in a crash in southern South Dakota. Authorities say an SUV collided with a car at the intersection of Highways 46 and 50 near Wagner on Tuesday evening. The 64-year-old woman driving the SUV was pronounced dead […]
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota health officials reported 95 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, with 5 of those listed as probable. After an increase Monday, active cases decreased today to 2,072. The number of people hospitalized also decreased from 97 to 94. No new deaths were reported Wednesday, keeping the state’s death toll at 1,844. […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State senators have rejected a bill that would have helped residents who lost their homes when the ground collapsed in a Black Hawk neighborhood and exposed an abandoned mine last year. The legislation that failed Tuesday afternoon would have allowed residents affected by disasters to get low interest or no interest […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Black Hills State men’s basketball used a big second half to lift them to a 74-53 victory over Chadron State on Senior night. The Yellow Jackets (7-5, 7-5 RMAC) held the Eagles to only 35.7 percent shooting from the field in the well-rounded victory. Sindou Cisse, Joel Scott and Trey Whitley each […]
Percy Leroy Hansen, 92, of Piedmont, SD, passed peacefully on May 2, 2024, at Aspen Grove Assisted Living […]