As South Dakota attempts to continue the fast pace of its COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, health officials describe a multi-step process that can create a scramble for drivers to deliver the vaccine shipments in winter weather. Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdom says the work of people to help with deliveries can be a tricky process. As…… read more »
Category Archives: State News
Trump Pardons Vermillion Native Erickson
In one of his final acts as President, Donald Trump pardoned Vermillion native Paul Erickson, a former conservative operative once romantically linked to Russian agent Maria Butina. Erickson had pleaded guilty to fraudulent investment schemes that had nothing to do with Russia or the agent The White house characterized Erickson’s conviction as “based off the…… read more »
Governor Noem Orders Departments to Merge
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has issued an executive order to merge the state departments of agriculture and natural resources. The order created the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, which she says will be a one-stop shop for farmers and ranchers and will save money for the state. The South Dakota Farm…… read more »
SD Launches Next Phase of COVID-19 Vaccinations
South Dakota health department officials say the state is launching the next phase of the coronavirus vaccinations. Phase 1-D includes people 65 years and older, beginning with those who are at least 80 years old. Phase 1-D also includes high-risk patients, including those on dialysis and post-transplant recipients. Avera Medical Group V-P Dr. David Basel…… read more »
Interstate-29 Re-Opened on Friday Morning
Interstate-29 has fully re-opened in South Dakota again on this Friday morning. I-29 was opened back up at 6:30 this morning from Sioux City to Sioux Falls, and I-29 north of Sioux Falls was back open at 7:30 AM. The South Dakota Highway Patrol and Department of Transportation had closed Interstate-29 in South Dakota Thursday…… read more »
Two Men Arrested in Mitchell Shooting Death
Two men were arrested this week in the shooting death of a Mitchell man. Police say the 27 and 28 year-old men were arrested on a preliminary charge of second-degree murder. Officers responded to a call Saturday at 11 pm and found the victim with multiple gunshot wounds in the hallway of a building on…… read more »
Governor Noem Gives Her State of the State Tuesday
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem used her State of the State address Tuesday in Pierre to focus on job development, tout the state’s economy, and unveiled a proposal to ban abortions based on a Down Syndrome diagnosis. Thanks to a windfall of federal coronavirus aid, the state of South Dakota has over 250 million dollars…… read more »
Nebraska Legislature to Discuss Winner Take All Electoral Votes
The state law splitting Nebraska’s electoral votes by Congressional District will once again be up for discussion in the state legislature in Lincoln. A bill introduced Thursday would reinstate the winner take all system in Nebraska for the state’s five electoral votes in a Presidential election. The current system enacted in 1991 awards two votes…… read more »
COVID-19 Numbers Stay Low in South Dakota
For the second consecutive day, the South Dakota COVID-19 dashboard reported zero deaths linked to the coronavirus in the state. The death toll remained at 1,513 in South Dakota with active cases and hospitalizations down about fifty percent over the past two months. The SD Department of Corrections did report a sixth prison inmate died…… read more »
SD Among National Leaders in COVID-19 Vaccinations
South Dakota is among the leading U.S. states in COVID-19 vaccinations. The State Department of Health reported Monday that South Dakota is among the top two or three leading states in the nation in vaccinations per capita. There have been over 27-thousand people in South Dakota who have now received their first dose of the…… read more »
