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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson has received a shot for the COVID-19 vaccine in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as part of an effort to promote widespread vaccinations in order to extinguish the pandemic. Johnson, a Republican, says, “This is how we get back to normal.” South Dakota opened vaccine eligibility to […]
SIOUX FALLS. S.D. – An inmate serving time for a conviction out of Pennington County at the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls has reportedly died by suicide. Michael Hand, 25, was found unresponsive in his cell on April 2 and died the next day at a Sioux Falls hospital. Hand was servin a 25-year sentence […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Municipal Airport was recently the recipient of the 2020 South Dakota Medium General Aviation Airport of the Year award. The award is presented by the South Dakota Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division during the state airport conference. The airport is inspected every year by the state. There are several criteria […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man who opened fire on a Pine Ridge house, killing one of its many occupants, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. Ricky Bagola earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree in the January 2020 death of 30-year-old Casey Long Weston who was killed after the defendant blindly fired seven […]
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s unemployment rate ticked up in February, reversing a downward trend that tracked last year’s easing of coronavirus public health orders. The February rate was 5.3%, up from 5.1% in January and 5.2% in December, according to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Wyoming’s unemployment rate reached 8.5% last May but […]
RAPID CITY, SD – For the first time in nearly 100 years the South Dakota State FFA Association annual convention will not be held in Brookings. The 93rd South Dakota State FFA Convention will be April 11-13 in Rapid City. Events will take place at the Central States Fairgrounds, Kjerstad Events Center and Western Dakota Technical College. FFA executive secretary Dani […]
PIERRE, S.D. – No new deaths were reported today, but state health officials reported another uptick in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in their Wednesday report. New cases today totaled 295 with 83 considered as probable. Active cases went from 2,419 Tuesday to 2,511 Wednesday. The number of people hospitalized due to the […]
UNDATED – The South Dakota High School Basketball Coaches Association has released their 2020-2021 All State Team selections. In Class AA, one West River Athlete made the first time – Senior Micah Swallow of Rapid City Central. Swallow ended the season averaging nearly 23 points per game. He was joined on the first team by […]
LARAMIE, WY – Teaching about the challenges ranchers face and using hands-on learning are part of the Wyoming Ranch Camp May 24-28 near Evanston presented by University of Wyoming Extension educators. The camp is at the Queen Mountain Lodge on the Broadbent Ranch and geared toward recent high school graduates and college students. “This program […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Several Black Hills area locations will benefit from Department of Environment and Natural Resources infrastructure loans. Among them, Bear Butte Valley Water, who will receive just over $2-million to make drinking water system improvements. The money will go to expanding the system east to provide 24 new connections along Alkali Road for […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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