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CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded a $4 million grant to the South Dakota Parks and Wildlife Foundation to construct the Custer State Park Bison Center. The Center will focus on the tenured history of the bison… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Pierre School District has changed its policy on face mask requirements for middle and high school students, effective at the end of the school day today. T.F. Riggs High School principal Kevin Mutchelknaus says Riggs and Georgia Morse Middle School students have to wear face masks whenever social distancing… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (By Argus Leader and American News staff reports) – Active COVID-19 cases in South Dakota continued a record-setting trend today while six more deaths were reported, according to health officials. The South Dakota Department of Health’s daily update showed 457 new coronavirus cases across the state, driving active cases up to 3,507. It… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Presentation College (PC) just released the private institution’s fall enrollment and reported 222 new students across all undergraduate, graduate, and online programs. This is an increase of 69 new students from last fall semester. The college is also seeing an upward trend in total student enrollment. In total, PC has… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man accused of threatening to climb to the top of Mount Rushmore and shoot President Donald Trump during an Independence Day celebration on July 3 has been charged in federal court. Twenty-nine-year-old Lucian Celestine has been indicted on charges of threats against the president and possession of… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Aberdeen Central canceled its weekend football game against Sioux Falls Lincoln because of a variety of COVID, other illness and injury issues. Becky Guffin, Superintendent of Aberdeen Public Schools, said things are going well so far this school year and that the school’s numbers mirror those of Brown County. Some schools… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – The coronavirus pandemic was a big part of the annual “State of the University” speech by USD President Sheila Gestring Thursday. She says despite the pandemic, they are focused on their mission. Several hundred students were isolated in the early weeks of the school year due to possible exposure to the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – President Trump is expected to name his Supreme Count nominee Saturday, with Senate hearings expected to begin soon after. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he will wait on the process. Some Republican Senators have suggested moving the nomination directly to the floor for a vote. Rounds says much of that… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) —Watertown High School students will continue on line learning for at least another week. The high school kept students home starting this past Tuesday, and that was expected to last through today. Yesterday, the school district issued a news release indicating the on line learning model will be used all of next… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Last month, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s office announced a security fence, budgeted for $400,000, would be built around the official governor’s residence in Pierre. The governor’s security team recommended the fence without mentioning any specific threats being made. During a visit to Lake Area Technical College in Watertown last week,… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The remains of 22-year-old Dakota (Zai-Ser) Zaiser were found by police in a forested area near Sheridan Lake, with signs the body was placed there in an attempt to conceal its location. Community relations specialist for the Rapid City Police Department Brendyn Medina said the death is likely tied to… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Mount Marty University in Yankton is dealing with the effects of Covid-19 and trying to make campus life as normal as possible. President Marc Long says their students are working with them. Long says they are using a hybrid approach to classes. Long says students are getting the full educational benefit.… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – With fires raging nationwide, air quality has become an issue to consider as smoke blankets entire cities, including at this week’s City Council meeting. Rapid City, despite the haze, has had relatively good air quality since the western wildfires first brought smoke to the Black Hills. Communications Division manager Darrel… Read more »
GAYVILLE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Gayville-Volin School District will move to online learning for at least the next week. Superintendent Jason Selchert says they have a growing number of positive coronavirus cases among staff and students. Selchert says they are also watching the close contacts to those that have tested positive. Selchert says they appreciate… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The YAPAtorium in Aberdeen will host a Harvest Games Cookout on Satuday, Sept. 16. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. In addition to a barbecue, there will be a variety of games including bean bags, hacky-sack, ax-throwing (foam version) and Ultimate Frisbee.
