SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- Infection numbers continue to increase as the Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads. Dr Michael Elliot , Chief Medical Officer at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, says there is still a lot they don’t know about the variant. Elliot says they are seeing more people with the infection and being hospitalized.… Read more »
News Year: 2021
Indigenous people not happy with Governor Noem’s education standardss
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Teaching evolves with time, but local indigenous activists are unhappy with the direction Governor Kristi Noem’s administration has taken with proposed “patriotic” education standards. Amy (Sa-Zoo)Sazue, education equity organizer for NDN Collective said the new standards proposed by the Noem administration paint an incomplete picture of reality. Sauze said cutting indigenous culture… Read more »
Bipartisan infrastructure bill’s impact in South Dakota
TRIPP, S.D.(WNAX)- The trillion dollar plus infrastructure bill passed by the US Senate could trickle down hundreds of millions of road and highway dollars to South Dakota. Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee, says it’s important to keep the highway funding formula intact. Finck says that federal funding is critical… Read more »
Senator Mary Duvall preview the upcoming redistricting committee meeting on August 30th
PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The first numbers from the 2020 U-S Census were released late last week. The numbers were released on the county level. Hughes County has 17,765 residents which is up 4.4 percent from the 2010 Census. Stanley County is at 2,980 residents; up .5 percent. Sully County is up 5.3 percent at 1446 and Hyde County is down… Read more »
Gem Theater reopens in Philip
PHILIP, S.D.(KCCR)- They were sounds not heard in the Gem Theater in Philip for what seemed like a life time. The family-owned and operated theater’s projector was damaged in March due to a power surge after winter storms caused numerous power outages. A remarkable fundraising effort collected over 43-thouand dollars in a little over a… Read more »
Sturgis Police talks about the biggest issue dealt with at the motorcycle rally
STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – Sturgis police say open container violations were their top problem at this year’s motorcycle rally. Sturgis Police Chief Geody VanDewater says it’s due to rally-goers not educating themselves about how the city’s open container system works. The city allowed open containers outside for the first time ever this year. However, beer or wine had to be in a special event cup and was only allowed in a designated area downtown. Signs were posted to inform rally-goers about how the system worked. The city doled out 1,639 open container violations this year. The second biggest violation this year was illegal parking – an annual problem… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports 1 new COVID-19 related death
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 1 new COVID-related death, while active cases increased & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health through Friday. The death total currently at 2,053. The state had 182 new cases and 93 recoveries, increasing active infections to 1,355. Those hospitalized in connection with… Read more »
Alcohol sales soared in South Dakota during COVID-19 pandemic
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- South Dakotans bought far more alcohol and tobacco than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, and some healthcare professionals are concerned that residents who consumed more of the unhealthy products could suffer long-term physical and mental health consequences. Health experts say the pandemic brought on social isolation, job loss, grief and ongoing… Read more »
SD Dept of Public Safety release the numbers regarding the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
STURGIS, S.D.(Press Release)- Here’s the official figures released by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety regarding the 2021 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Item Sturgis Rapid City District District Total Last Year to Date DUI Arrests 100 22 122 145 Misd Drug Arrests 116 35 151 241 Felony Drug Arrests 73 39 112 126 Total Citations… Read more »
Jobs are still available in the Yankton market
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- More people are needed to fill the continuing job openings across the state and region. Rita Nelson, with Yankton Thrive, says they are reaching out to people who ask for tourism information. Nelson says it is another way to make connections. Nelson says they are willing to work with state agencies on development… Read more »