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RAPID CITY, S.D. – A former VFW commander from Box Elder was sentenced in federal court Tuesday afternoon to life behind bars for enticing and sexually exploiting a minor. Adam Swift was arrested in March 2020 after trying to set up a sexual encounter with a minor. He faced multiple sex crimes against children, three […]
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Nine men have been arrested as the result of a sex trafficking sting operation during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The South Dakota U.S. Attorney’s Office says the operation began Aug. 6 and ended Aug. 12. The men range in age from 22 to 54. Eight of the men are from South […]
RAPID CITY, SD (Aug. 16, 2021) — South Dakota Mines’ new outdoor Living Laboratory, which studies long-term erosion mitigation efforts, was hit by a grass fire in early August. The fire damaged nine of the 26 study units set up in the laboratory. The damage is estimated at $5,000-$10,000. “They are repairable, but it will […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is raising its outlook for the year as Americans, coming out of hibernation, returned to shopping for back-to-school clothes and travel goods during the fiscal second quarter. Still, concerns are mounting over spending in the months ahead as the delta variant of COVID-19 surges across the U.S. and mask mandates […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bakken Energy and Mitsubishi Power Americas on Monday announced they are acquiring a financially troubled synthetic natural gas plant in western North Dakota and plan to redevelop it to produce renewable energy. The companies said the deal to purchase the Great Plains Synfuels Plant from Dakota Gasification Co. is expected to […]
PIERRE, S.D. – Active cases of COVID-19 continue their increase across South Dakota as state health officials reported 395 new cases Tuesday. Today’s numbers includes results from the weekend. Of the 395 new cases, there are 32 considered as probable. The active number of cases in the state increased by 284 today to 1,639. The […]
LEAD, SD – As entertainment line-ups go, it’s a big one at the Historic Homestake Opera House in Lead. Built in 1914, the Homestake Opera House was constructed as a gift to the community through the patronage of Phoebe Apperson Hearst, widow of George Hearst of the Homestake Gold Mining Company, and who championed the […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation has released its final vehicle count for this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The D.O.T. says they recorded 525,768 vehicles entering Sturgis this year. That is a 13.8-percent increase over last year. The D.O.T. placed traffic counters around the Sturgis area to acquire their numbers. The count […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The boys high school golf season opened up on Monday with the annual Sturgis Invite. St Thomas More claimed the team title, carding a low 361. The Sturgis Scoopers came in second with a 372 and Belle Fourche placed fourth with a 386. Vincent Van Liere of St Thomas More won individual […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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