A team of prosecutors is waiting for test results on a piece of debris that may show where the South Dakota Attorney General’s car was when he struck and killed a man in Hyde County over three months ago. The Minnehaha County States Attorney who is assisting the case says that she does not have…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
SD Civil Air Patrol Joins Search for MissingWoman
The South Dakota Civil Air Patrol joined the search over the weekend for a woman who went missing during last week’s blizzard in Day County. The CAP noted they are searching areas that people from the roads may not have been able to get to. Amy Dougherty was last seen when she left for work…… read more »
Fatal Stabbing in Wagner
A Wagner man was found stabbed to death inside his home Monday afternoon. 41-year-old George “Bug” Cournoyer, Junior was found dead in the south tribal housing unit in Wagner according to the Charles Mix County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities believe the stabbing occurred on tribal land, and the case is being investigated by the FBI in…… read more »
Rural Economy in the Region is Improving
A new monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy is improving in rural parts of ten Plains and Western states, including South Dakota and Nebraska. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said the region still has about 95,000 fewer jobs than it did before the pandemic. The overall index for the region improved to 51.6 in…… read more »
SD Civil Air Patrol to Deliver Vaccines
The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is assisting the State Department of Health in delivering the first allocation of coronavirus vaccines. The Civil Air Patrol says they are flying the Pfizer vaccine to smaller communities in South Dakota with its fleet of single-engine planes, flown by volunteer pilots and crews.… read more »
COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in South Dakota
The COVID-19 Vaccine from Pfizer has arrived in South Dakota. The State Department of Health says the vaccine was given to Avera Health in Sioux Falls and Monument Health in Rapid City on Monday, and Sanford Health will receive their initial doses today. The state is expected to receive about 7,800 doses of the Vaccine…… read more »
South Dakota State Senator Tests Positive for COVID-19
A South Dakota state lawmaker has tested positive for the coronavirus days after visiting Gov. Kristi Noem’s mansion and attending the Governor’s budget speech at the Legislature. Senator Helene Duhamel, a Republican from Rapid City, became ill and tested positive on Wednesday, the day after she was in Pierre meeting with lawmakers.… read more »
Gavins Point Dam Has Reduced Average Discharge
Federal officials says the amount of water being released into the Missouri River from the Gavins Point Dam west of Yankton has been reduced to winter levels. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers says the amount of water flowing out of Gavins Point Dam has now been set at 17,000 cubic feet per second. That…… read more »
Noem Gives Budget Address
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem used her budget address Tuesday afternoon to defend her coronavirus response to state lawmakers in Pierre. While South Dakota has one of the nation’s highest virus outbreaks and death toll per capita, the state’s economy has been solid. Noem says a combination of using federal aid to offset state expenses…… read more »
Suspicious Fires in Rapid City
The Rapid City Fire Department says it responded to five overnight fires in less than seven hours, including four that are considered suspicious and occurred in the same area. The Department said the fires were set in trash cans, dumpsters or shipping containers Saturday night and early Sunday morning. One Rapid City blaze set in…… read more »
