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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden administration is gearing up for a fall vaccination campaign that not only includes updated COVID-19 boosters, but the annual flu shot and the newly approved […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – The widow of a slaughterhouse worker who died after contracting COVID-19 is challenging the constitutionality of a South Dakota law that preemptively absolves employers of liability […]
EMERSON, MANITOBA – Truck drivers have set up a blockade just north of Pembina, N.D., at the Emerson, Manitoba Port of Entry. A Canada Border Services employee at the Emerson […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Meat processing companies and union officials tell Reuters that rising COVID-19 infections among workers are once again forcing meat plants to slow production and the government to […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Monument Health will receive a supply of the new FDA approved drug developed by Pfizer, to help treat patients with COVID. Vice President of Medical Affairs […]
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states, calling the mandate, “arbitrary […]
PIERRE, SD – Compared to other Great Plains states, South Dakota is off to a slow start in getting children ages 5-11 vaccinated against the coronavirus. With child vaccines available […]
WASHINGTON, DC – More than 80 bipartisan House members sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Thursday demanding the Department of Transportation (DOT) allow truck drivers under 21 to […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Health officials in South Dakota say they’re prepared to handle the vaccination of the state’s young people as federal regulators weigh the safety and effectiveness […]
AMES, IA – The Rural Policy Research Institute says COVID-19 deaths among rural residents were twice that of urban residents in the week ending October first. Fred Ullrich, with the […]
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Health’s daily COVID-19 update for Friday, October 8, showed 292 new confirmed cases with an additional 60 as probable in the state, […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Finding a safe, affordable and accessible nursing home or assisted-living center for sick or elderly South Dakotans has become more difficult in recent years but is […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota Department of Health announced that they will be offering access to free rapid at-home COVID tests for any student in the state who […]
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more […]
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota is confronting another COVID-19 case surge, and a statewide organization for nurses said the latest phase could take a toll on staff. It coincides with […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – At a time when they are needed most, South Dakota is facing a shortage of nurses that healthcare professionals worry could negatively affect patient care at […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A leading group advocating for seniors has a new report about COVID cases in South Dakota nursing homes – and the findings paint a troubling picture […]
STURGIS, SD – Meade School District 46-1 will begin the school year on August 30 with no mask mandate or COVID-19 vaccination requirement for those of eligible age. The district’s […]
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE – Citing an increase in COVID-19 community transmission and updated polices from the Department of Defense, Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City announced new face […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Staff and inmates at South Dakota prisons are no longer required to wear masks following an order from Gov. Kristi Noem lifting the requirement. The […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Back-to-school plans for this fall are taking shape in South Dakota and — so far, at least — it looks like most teaching will take place […]
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials warned Wednesday that despite coronavirus cases declining to the lowest rates since the early days of the pandemic, the state could see […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Healthcare professionals say vaccinating young people against COVID-19 this summer is critical to reaching herd immunity against the virus and to protect youth against potentially devastating […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A Rapid City Central High School Assistant Wrestling Coach has filed a lawsuit against Rapid City Area Schools. Dave Gorsuch filed suit in February 2020, prior […]
PIERRE, SD – Hospitalizations declined for the second straight day in Thursday’s COVID-19 report – down to 107 today. Newly confirmed cases are 100 with an additional 34 probable. There […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health (SD-DOH) can confirm that the P.1 variant (the ‘Brazil variant”) of COVID-19 has been detected in South Dakota. The findings were […]
PIERRE, SD – Medical experts in South Dakota and across the country are concerned that reluctance among some people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 may prolong the pandemic, delay a […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Emergency Management Agency began accepting applications on Monday for its program to assist families with the financial expenses of funerals for COVID-19 related deaths. FEMA’s […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Farmers never hesitate to roll up their sleeves alongside their employees in the field. Now, many are doing that in COVID-19 vaccination clinics across the country – […]
HURON, SD – South Dakota’s farmers, ranchers and those who work on farms and ranches are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) encourages […]
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — More than $23.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds was split up among 25 applicants for the first two rounds of the South Dakota small business […]
PIERRE, SD – South Dakota health officials reported 165 more COVID-19 cases in South Dakota, 127 of which were confirmed, on Friday, March 5. Currently, 2,096 active virus cases are […]
Ellen Lorraine (Reese) Price was born at home on April 5, 1931 in Ziebach County, North of Faith, […]
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