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|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 243 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on Friday.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Austin Goss
Lake Hiddenwood State Park is just a mere months from returning, after many locals and state officials theorized it may never officially open again.
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Ernest Cottier
Falls Park could be in for some significant upgrades.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 9:42 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
Noem's immigration tweets come at a time where the Biden Administration is asking states to accept displaced immigrant children.
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Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Governor Kristi Noem says South Dakota won’t help those crossing the U.S. southern border telling migrants to “call me when you’re American” in a tweet Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2021 at 12:17 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 225 new COVID-19 cases in the state Wednesday.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2021 at 8:40 AM CDT
|By Austin Goss
Despite having one of the most successful vaccine rollouts in the country thus far, South Dakota health officials say the work is set to become more difficult as they move into the latter stages of allocation.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2021 at 6:24 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Minnesota health officials have linked an outbreak of COVID-19 to a youth wrestling tournament that was held in Sioux Falls earlier this month.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2021 at 11:51 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 270 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths on Friday.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Pierre Attorney Aaron Scheibe will join Governor Noem’s administration as her new chief of staff.
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Updated: Apr. 8, 2021 at 12:08 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 222 new COVID-19 cases and one new death Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case on April 28th at 10 am in Pierre.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 12:34 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The new cases bring the state’s total case count to 118,975, 114,256 of which are considered recovered by the department of health.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2021 at 8:14 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
A 34-year-old man lost control of his SUV Sunday night, went into the ditch and rolled the vehicle.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 2:42 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
Rep. Johnson received a shot for the COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to promote widespread vaccinations in order to extinguish the pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The new cases bring the state’s total case count to 118,680, 114,323 of which are considered recovered.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 12:15 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
According to the South Dakota Department of Health, 45% of the state’s population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 3:57 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The University of South Dakota broke ground Thursday on a new building for the School of Health Sciences.
Updated: Apr. 1, 2021 at 12:20 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 231 new COVID-19 cases in the state as 44% of South Dakotans have received a vaccine shot.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 11:33 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
COVID-19 vaccines will be available for any South Dakotans 16 years and older starting next week, Gov. Kristi Noem said Wednesday.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2021 at 6:02 PM CDT
|By Jill Sears
Today, Governor Kristi Noem has signed Executive Order 2021-07, declaring a state of emergency through June 1, 2021, in response to the severe drought and the dangerous fire conditions in South Dakota.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Governor Noem has signed two executive orders Monday banning transgender women from competing in sports programs.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 11:44 AM CDT
|By KOTA Staff
Fire officials suspect the Schroeder Fire, which consumed 2,100 acres miles west of Rapid City, was human-caused on Tuesday night.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 2:54 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Governor Kristi Noem has left decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana off of a list of proposals for medical marijuana in South Dakota.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM CDT
|By Vanessa Gomez
People certified as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst are able to teach ABA therapy, which helps children living with autism.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2021 at 1:10 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The new cases bring the state total to 116,883, 112,425 of which are considered recovered.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Ernest Cottier
Zebra mussels infecting home aquariums in South Dakota
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 3:40 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Authorities have released the identity of the man who was killed in a one-vehicle crash east of Monroe Monday night.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 12:23 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 263 new COVID-19 cases in the state as active cases continue to increase.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 7:02 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Governor Kristi Noem has signed a bill that would prohibit state and local governments from seizing guns and ammunition.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2021 at 12:32 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 276 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as overall hospitalizations near 7,000.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 2:52 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
A 42-year-old man suffered fatal injuries in a one-vehicle crash east of Monroe Monday night.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2021 at 2:29 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
In a letter to legislators obtained by Dakota News Now, Gov. Noem lays out revisions for Initiated Measure 26, which legalizes medical marijuana in the state.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
On Friday, Gov. Noem said she was sending the bill back with style and form changes “to address the potential unintended consequences.”
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 7:57 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Republican Senator Art Rusch said he was not happy that a couple of bills his committee killed were smoked out on the Senate floor and passed this session.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2021 at 7:38 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The “Let Kids Play” protest is planned for Saturday at 4:00 PM at 41st Street and Louise Avenue in Sioux Falls.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 4:17 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
South Dakota Governor Noem has ordered flags be flown at half-staff, in remembrance of the victims of the Atlanta shooting.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
South Dakota is one of 21 other states suing the Biden Administration over its cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 1:24 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
Senate Bil 44 authorizes, regulates, and taxes wagering on sporting events within the city limits of Deadwood.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 12:33 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 237 new COVID-19 cases in the state Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 9:49 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
"Sunshine Week" is intended to highlight the importance of open government, and the potential dangers of secrecy within government.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 12:27 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The new cases bring the state total to 114,966, 110,944 of which are considered recovered by the department of health.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 9:45 AM CDT
|By Austin Goss
Governor Kristi Noem made two of her interim appointments to cabinet positions permanent Wednesday.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 10:45 PM CDT
|By Austin Goss
Rolling Stone magazine published a lengthy feature piece on Governor Kristi Noem and her decisions regarding the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 12:34 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The new cases bring the state total to 114,791, 110,735 of which are considered recovered by the department of health.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 11:58 AM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
A lengthy Rolling Stone article examined South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s COVID-19 response, calling her “Covid Queen of South Dakota.”
Updated: Mar. 16, 2021 at 10:17 AM CDT
|By Austin Goss
The 2021 South Dakota legislative session has come to an end, and it was one for the history books.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2021 at 4:23 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The county’s spread had been classified as substantial, which is the highest level, since May 2020.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2021 at 12:28 PM CDT
|By Dakota News Now staff
The South Dakota Department of Health reported 26 new COVID-19 cases Monday.
Updated: Mar. 12, 2021 at 5:58 PM CST
|By Dakota News Now staff and Austin Goss
Senior Advisor and Policy Director Maggie Seidel has been with Gov. Noem’s staff since she took office.