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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Lakota activist who was arrested while leading a protest before former president Donald Trump’s visit to Mount Rushmore last year says he has negotiated with prosecutors to drop charges against him. The charges carried a punishment of nearly 17 years in prison. Nick Tilsen, the president of an Indigenous […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With several professional athletes by her side, Governor Kristi Noem Monday announced she’s creating a new initiative focused on defending ‘fairness in women’s sports.” Called Defend Title IX, the coalition is meant to defend the federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational programs and activities. Noem made the […]
PIERRE, S.D. – State health officials reported 105 new COVID-19 cases with 19 of them listed as probable. In the Monday report, active cases were at 2,244 and the number of people hospitalized was up slightly to 62. No new COVID-19 related deaths were reported today, keeping the state’s total since the pandemic began at […]
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a nearly $300 million beef packing plant that would employ 875 people in western Nebraska. David Briggs, CEO of both Alliance-based cooperative WESTCO and the packing company, Sustainable Beef LLC, said Thursday that the North Platte plant would process 400,000 head of cattle a year, […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices have risen 0.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.81/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Gas prices in South Dakota are 28.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 79.7 cents per gallon higher than a year […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota Department of Health announced the statewide opening of Group E, of the states’ Phase I priority groups. Those included in this group include fire service personnel and critical infrastructure workers. Those eligible can receive their COVID-19 vaccine through a healthcare network or through a participating federal retail pharmacy […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Text-to-9-1-1 is now available throughout South Dakota. Wireless cell phone customers in South Dakota can text to 9-1-1 when they can’t call in an emergency. The text, like a phone call, will be routed to a local 9-1-1 dispatch center. “Text-to-9-1-1 should only be used in an emergency when you can’t call […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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