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PIERRE, S.D. — Criminal investigators on Wednesday told South Dakota lawmakers that they didn’t believe the state’s attorney general when he told them he never saw the body of the man he fatally struck on the night of the 2020 crash. Investigators said they doubted Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg’s insistence, both in public and in […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Planned Parenthood is suing the state of South Dakota to stop new rule for medical abortions that would make the state one of the hardest places in the nation to get abortion pills. The rule approved by lawmakers earlier this month requires women to return to a doctor to receive […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate has passed a bill proposed by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports leagues that match their gender identity. The Senate passed the bill with wide Republican support. Opponents have decried the proposal as an effort to bully […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Black Hills State men’s basketball defeated Chadron State, 83-65 Tuesday night with a strong second-half performance. Despite trailing at halftime, the Yellow Jackets (11-4, 9-1 RMAC) shot over 65 percent from the field, and 50 percent from deep in the second half to seal the win. Joel Scott led all scorers with […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health released three days of numbers today and reported 6,483 new cases of COVID-19 with 1,355 of those listed as probable. Active cases are at a new high today – 32,761 – and the number of people hospitalized jumped by 44 to 392. Monument Health reports 78 […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Pairing a brutal summer fire season with a lean staff – voices in the Rapid City Fire Department were saying it sure felt like a busy fire season. The RCFD released its yearly numbers this week and Rapid City Fire Department Fire Chief Jason Culberson places an average amount of calls […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — While grocery prices have increased, there’s good news if you’re a South Dakotan. A new study says South Dakotans spend the fifth least on groceries in the nation. The analysis by Filterbuy found that per capita annual grocery spending in South Dakota amounts to $3,138, compared to the national average of […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A significant increase in the number of tourists in the Black Hills since the start of the coronavirus pandemic prompted Gov. Kristi Noem to push for spending nearly $10 million to add campsites to Custer State Park. But former park officials, some lawmakers and private campground owners have raised concerns over […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Sturgis Scooper J.V. Wrestling team split a pair of wrestling duals in a triangular Tuesday. The Scoopers defeated Douglas 52 to 15 and lost a hard-fought dual to Rapid City Central 49 to 40. Rapid City Central went undefeated on the day with a 60 to 15 win over Douglas. Results […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis Council members passed a resolution prepared by Mayor Mark Carstensen at last night’s meeting that not only supports the Office of the City Manager, but also seeks to improve it. Mayor Carstensen says given the recent petition, it is “important to look back and see where our community has come from […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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