PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The South Dakota Department of Health is warning state residents of another COVID-19 test kit scam going around. Sec. Kim Malsam-Rysdon says when... Read More
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Wismer says a lot of details with CARES Act funding
BRITTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature got an update last week on the use, so far, of federal CARES Act funding... Read More
More wind power farms coming
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – More wind power farms could be sprouting up across South Dakota despite the pandemic. Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson says they continue to... Read More
Cities, counties trying to figure out how to use federal funds
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Cities and counties across South Dakota are trying to figure out how to use millions of dollars in federal funding sent out to help deal with the... Read More
Pierre man drowns in Missouri River
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A 67-year-old man from Pierre has died after he went into the Missouri River while unloading his boat at the Fort Pierre boat ramp Monday... Read More
Charges pending after van drives up on parked car
Police and medics were called to the scene of a crash Sunday evening where a van came to rest on a car. American News photo by Elisa Sand ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand... Read More
Minnesota Man identified in vehicle-motorcycle crash south of Keystone
KEYSTONE, S.D. (Press Release) – A Villard, Minn., man has been identified as the person who died Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle-motorcycle crash south of Keystone. A 1996... Read More
One killed in plane crash in Douglas County
MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – One person was killed this morning in a plane crash in Douglas County. Authorities say the crash happened just before 11 a.m. near the intersection... Read More
Noem announces training for those left jobless by pandemic
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has announced a program to offer training at the state’s technical colleges to people who have lost their jobs due to... Read More
COVID-19 outbreak leads to closure of Camp Judson youth facility near Keystone
A COVID-19 outbreak has closed the Camp Judson youth facility near Keystone. Photo courtesy of Google Maps KEYSTONE, S.D. (By Nick Lowrey South Dakota News Watch) – Several... Read More