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Unemployed in South Dakota have received $267 million

Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 3:46 PM CDT
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By Associated Press
South Dakotans have received about $267 million in unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic started to take hold in the U.S. in mid-March.

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Noem encourages businesses to move to SD with state’s loose COVID restrictions

Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 12:22 PM CDT
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In an online ad, Noem tells business owners to “grow their company” in South Dakota where government will stay out of their way.

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Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access pipeline

Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:28 PM CDT
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a judge’s order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review.

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On Pine Ridge, preserving language means protecting elders

Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 4:36 PM CDT
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By Associated Press
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation is doing everything it can to help people stay at home, fearing that the pandemic could take a disproportionate toll on an elderly population that maintains the language and culture of the tribe.

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South Dakota GOP lawmakers want to hold off on spending COVID cash

Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 1:54 PM CDT
South Dakota's Republican lawmakers want to wait a bit before they spend the bulk of pandemic relief funds from the federal government.

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South Dakota prepares for federal COVID benefits to end

Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 10:48 AM CDT
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By Austin Goss
South Dakota is preparing for federal unemployment benefits to expire.

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Representative Johnson spearheads bipartisan effort for better telehealth access

Updated: Jul. 21, 2020 at 5:04 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
Representative Dusty Johnson is helping lead a bipartisan effort on telehealth.

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South Dakota Democrats layout “A New Normal”

Updated: Jul. 17, 2020 at 5:39 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
South Dakota's Democratic Party wants to be a more viable alternative post-COVID.

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South Dakota launches missing persons clearinghouse

Updated: Jul. 17, 2020 at 5:12 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
The South Dakota Attorney General wants to bring closure to families of missing people.

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Deputy who drowned saving son honored at funeral

Updated: Jul. 16, 2020 at 9:30 PM CDT
Community honors Lee Weber, who drowned saving his son who fell into the Missouri River.

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Occupational licensing reform hits South Dakota

Updated: Jul. 14, 2020 at 7:43 PM CDT
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By Austin Goss
Occupational Licensing reform has hit South Dakota, and will streamline the process of getting jobs in the state.

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Lee Weber remembered as hero, loving family member

Updated: Jul. 13, 2020 at 7:21 PM CDT
Lee Weber is remembered by his family, as a grieving community prepares to lay him to rest.

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Sioux Falls man, former political operative sentenced to federal prison for fraud

Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 4:21 PM CDT
Prosecutors linked him to several fraud schemes including a sham housing project at the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota.

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Number of active COVID-19 cases rise in South Dakota

Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 11:38 AM CDT
The number of active COVID-19 infections in South Dakota climbs to 945 with 42 new cases reported as of Monday morning.

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Pierre man presumed to have drowned; still missing

Updated: Jul. 5, 2020 at 10:52 AM CDT
The Stanley County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday afternoon the search will be scaled back in the number of agencies involved, but will continue.

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Gettysburg police removed Confederate flag emblem

Updated: Jul. 4, 2020 at 1:26 PM CDT
Local residents say a South Dakota police department has removed a decal from its squad cars that featured a Confederate battle flag next to an American flag.

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Sioux Falls man mistakenly kills neighbor before shooting intended target

Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 2:15 PM CDT
Police say the suspect in two shootings in northern Sioux Falls mistakenly entered the wrong home and killed a neighbor before shooting and injuring his intended target and two others.

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Federal judge sides with South Dakota prisoners on nude images

Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 2:02 PM CDT
A federal judge has ruled a South Dakota corrections policy that bans prisoners from possessing nude pictures that aren’t sexually explicit is unconstitutional.

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South Dakota adds 48 new COVID-19 cases

Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 11:52 AM CDT
As of Tuesday, only 3 percent of South Dakota’s available hospital beds were occupied by COVID-19 patients.

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South Dakota ban on phone use while driving starts July 1

Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 1:41 PM CDT
Drivers in South Dakota who use their cellphones can be pulled over and ticketed purely for that offense starting Wednesday.

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Noem suspends teen driving law during COVID-19

Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 1:39 PM CDT
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has suspended a teen driving law which was set to take effect this week.

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Just under 3 dozen new COVID-19 cases in South Dakota

Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 11:43 AM CDT
South Dakota added just 35 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24-hour reporting period, according to data released Monday morning by the state Department of Health.

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SUNDAY UPDATE: 55 more positive cases in South Dakota

Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 11:15 AM CDT
Pennington County reported its 16th death related to COVID-19 after 2 more deaths were reported Saturday.

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3 new deaths due to COVID-19, one in Pennington County

Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 12:36 PM CDT
Pennington now has 13 of the state’s 87 deaths. Minnehaha County has 56.

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New COVID-19 infections double in South Dakota

Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 11:27 AM CDT
The state reported 66 confirmed coronavirus infections Wednesday morning. That is up from 27 the day before and 29 on Monday.

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Sioux Falls couple pleads not guilty to zapping kids with cattle prod

Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 10:03 AM CDT
Authorities say the alleged abuse had been going on for several years and involved boys ages 17, 13 and 11, as well as a 15-year-old girl.

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Money available for cities and counties to cover COVID expenses

Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 8:09 PM CDT
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By Jack Caudill
Monday, the state laid out how much is available to each city and county.

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Rapid City man killed in crash near Gettysburg

Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 1:51 PM CDT
A Rapid City man has been identified as the person who died late Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash west of Gettysburg.

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Philadelphia Eagles' Dallas Goedert sucker-punched in Aberdeen bar

Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 1:26 PM CDT
A Florida man has been arrested for assault after multiple sources reported Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert was sucker-punched at an Aberdeen bar on Friday.

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SD records lowest new COVID-19 cases since May 17

Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 11:37 AM CDT
South Dakota reported just 29 new COVID-19 infections Monday; the lowest since May 17, which was also 29.

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Sioux Falls police officer OK despite being dragged by car

Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 9:45 AM CDT
The officer's arm was caught in the driver's side window as the juvenile took off, dragging the officer for a while.

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SUNDAY UPDATE: More new cases, no new deaths reported

Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 11:18 AM CDT
72 more cases of COVID-19 reported today

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SD governor declares Friday 'Juneteenth Day'

Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 5:48 PM CDT
While the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, it wasn't until June 19, 1865 before the last American slaves were freed.

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South Dakota adds just 59 new COVID-19 cases

Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 11:41 AM CDT
The number of people recovering from COVID-19 in South Dakota continues to outpace the new infections; but the virus is still spreading.

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Sioux Falls meat packing plant workers MIA

Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 4:46 PM CDT
Union leaders at the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Sioux Falls say hundreds of workers are still absent because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Changes near on SD teen driver licenses

Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 1:41 PM CDT
Some new rules go into effect July 1 for drivers between the ages of 14 and 18.

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South Dakota COVID-19 cases top 6,000 mark

Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 12:47 PM CDT
COVID-19 cases in South Dakota are now over 6,000 and Pennington County infections begin to pile up.

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South Dakota has 2 more COVID-19 deaths

Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 3:14 PM CDT
Pennington County records another death, putting the county's total at nine.

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Dog kills 6-week-old baby in Hartford

Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 10:45 AM CDT
The 6-week-old was flown by helicopter to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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TUESDAY UPDATE: 10 more COVID-19 cases in Pennington County and 1 more death

Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 12:06 PM CDT
2 more COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota

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Hospitalizations are up as SD records 69th COVID-19 death

Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 11:47 AM CDT
South Dakota now has 69 COVID-19 deaths after another death was reported in Beadle County.

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3 new COVID-19 deaths reported in South Dakota

Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 11:51 AM CDT
Pennington, Minnehaha and Lake counties each reported a coronavirus death.

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South Dakota continues increased SNAP benefits

Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 9:55 AM CDT
Increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will continue for some South Dakota families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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South Dakota's active COVID-19 cases drops slightly

Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 11:58 AM CDT
The number of active COVID-19 cases in South Dakota dropped by 35 in the last 24-hour report period

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Wyoming DOT to close 10 rest areas to save money

Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 2:28 PM CDT
The closures starting June 15 will save about $800,000 a year

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Meade County records first COVID-19 death

Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 12:21 PM CDT
South Dakota now has 65 coronavirus deaths; 50 of them in Minnehaha County.

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Gordon: Wyoming keeping Guard troops home, ready if needed

Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 5:10 PM CDT
Wyoming has been relatively peaceful but rioting and looting as well as peaceful protests against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have occurred in Denver.

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2 Care Campus staffers infected with COVID-19

Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 11:52 AM CDT
In Pennington County, 16 more coronavirus infections were reported Wednesday morning.

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South Dakota prison inmate dies of non-coronavirus illness

Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 1:41 PM CDT
South Dakota corrections officials say a state prison inmate from Mellette County has died over the weekend.

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Recoveries outpace new COVID-19 infections in South Dakota

Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 11:45 AM CDT
In the data released Tuesday morning, 3,990 people are shown to have recovered; with 87 recoveries in the last 24-hour report time-frame.