SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Makenzie Huber Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – Gov. Kristi Noem is threatening to take two South Dakota Native American tribes to federal court over checkpoints set up on reservations restricting state and U.S. highway travel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement comes after Noem sent letters to leaders of the Cheyenne River… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – All across the Dakotas, rural communities are encountering a lack of adequate internet access—and in a time when many day-to-day activities continue to move online, this can be a problem. This problem is even more prevalent now that the COVID-19 pandemic is requiring students and adults to do work remotely… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook) – At approximately 12:38 p.m. on Sunday, May 10 Aberdeen Police responded to the 800 block of South State Street in reference to an assault. Upon arrival it was learned that a male had been stabbed in the chest. The victim was transported to Avera St. Lukes Hospital and was last… Read more »

BRITTON, S.D. (KWAT) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a drowning on a northeast South Dakota lake. GF&P District Supervisor Tim McCurdy says it happened last Thursday night, around 6:15 p.m., on South Red Iron Lake, between Sisseton and Britton. McCurdy says two brothers were… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. hard in the midst of cookie season. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure girls follow social distancing and other safety precautions, Girl Scouts-Dakota Horizons cancelled Girl Scout Cookie Booths and door-to-door sales in the final weeks of the program. “The Girl… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — Casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota, are seeing customers after reopening last week during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Deadwood City Commission voted last Monday to allow businesses to reopen if they follow federal, state and local rules for preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The vote came after the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Almost 20,000 South Dakota businesses were approved for “Paycheck Protection Program” loans through the Small Business Administration, coordinated in many cases by local banks. South Dakota Bankers Association President Curt Everson says there are some big numbers. Everson says there were some problems in accessing the loans. Everson says the program… Read more »