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DEADWOOD, S.D. – The Lawrence County Sheriff’s office says a man has been arrested following a shooting that occurred in Lead Tuesday evening. Authorities say they responded to an address in Lead and found a 55-year-old male who was suffering from gunshot wounds. The male victim was transported to Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Sawyer Gilbert, a professional breakaway roper from Buffalo, S.D., has signed a sports sponsorship agreement with Monument Health. Gilbert grew up on the back of a horse. She is the sixth generation on her family’s ranch (Gilbert Angus Ranch) in Buffalo. During high school, she competed in goat tying, team roping, […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – A Spearfish woman has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to stealing social security funds. Christi Marie Johnson, 37, was indicted by a federal grand jury in November of 2021 on charges of Theft of Government Funds. Johnson plead guilty in March and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The weekly COVID-19 report is out today and state health officials listed 972 new cases – two more than last week. Active cases are up over 300 to 2,546 and the number of people hospitalized was up slightly to 52. There were three new deaths among cases over the past week, sending […]
UNDATED – Summer is upon us, and as another school year comes to an end, a fresh crop of college graduates are still excitedly celebrating their accomplishments. But before long, these graduates’ mailboxes will be filled with the dreaded notice that their student loan payments are due. Today’s typical new college graduate leaves school with […]
CASPER, Wyo. (June 14, 2022) – The window for a college rodeo athlete to earn a National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association championship is narrow. To earn more than one and back-to-back titles is a quest that few athletes ever accomplish. Two of the champions at the 2021 College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) put themselves in position […]
STURGIS, SD – With the theme of “History: Lost and Found,” the sixth annual History Days, sponsored by the Sturgis & Meade County Historical Society, will be held Friday and Saturday, June 17-18, at Sturgis City Auditorium. Hundreds of items, including artifacts and other memorabilia are included in the event that kicks off Friday at […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The private information of hundreds of patients at a Sioux Falls-based health care system have been compromised. Avera Health says a data breach allowed someone to obtain the personal information of about 700 patients who received care at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls. The information […]
UNDATED (AP) — Microsoft has officially sent Internet Explorer into retirement. As of today, Microsoft is no longer supporting the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate — and a few still claim to adore. Its launch in 1995 signaled the beginning of the end of the web’s first widely popular browser, […]
PIERRE, SD – In the leadup to the June 7 primary election, the South Dakota Retailers Association commissioned a poll to gauge public perceptions of property taxes, income taxes, and the state’s 4.5 percent sales tax rate. The poll, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies May 12-15, 2022, surveyed 300 likely primary voters, including 180 cell […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]