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South Dakota 2020 tourism declined, but industry optimistic
By Stephen Groves Jan. 21, 2021 06:33 PM EST
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A reduction in visitors and tourism income broke a 10-year streak of industry growth last year, the Department of Tourism reported Thursday...
Lawmakers push flexibility amid pandemic as many forgo masks
By Stephen Groves Jan. 13, 2021 04:19 PM EST
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday finalized rules aimed at pushing the session forward amid the pandemic, but acknowledged that their...
Pot, virus and surplus mark South Dakota legislative session
By Stephen Groves Jan. 08, 2021 05:13 PM EST
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Determined to defy the coronavirus, the South Dakota Legislature will convene for its 96th session on Tuesday in Pierre, where...
Business owners frustrated at pace of coronavirus grants
By Stephen Groves Dec. 30, 2020 04:18 PM EST
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As an initial deadline passed Wednesday for South Dakota's $450 million grant program to help small businesses upended by the pandemic...
South Dakota lawmaker says she'll stay away from Capitol
Dec. 29, 2020 11:37 AM EST
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota lawmaker said she will be participating in the upcoming legislative session remotely until she receives a vaccine for...
Civil Air Patrol helps distribute vaccine in South Dakota
Dec. 15, 2020 09:33 AM EST
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is assisting the state Department of Health in delivering the first allocation of...
South Dakota lawmaker contracts COVID-19 after Pierre trip
By Stephen Groves Dec. 10, 2020 10:30 AM EST
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota state lawmaker has tested positive for the coronavirus days after visiting Gov. Kristi Noem’s mansion and attending the...
Group commemorates COVID-19 deaths at South Dakota Capitol
Nov. 26, 2020 01:20 PM EST
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — One group of South Dakotans marked the Thanksgiving holiday by setting up a makeshift memorial near the state Capitol in Pierre for those...
The Latest: Emperor's New Year greeting cancelled in Japan
By The Associated Press Nov. 26, 2020 02:41 AM EST
South Dakota women's prison reports more coronavirus cases
Sep. 25, 2020 03:33 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The coronavirus is infecting more women in South Dakota's prison system in Pierre, despite efforts to control an outbreak, with the...
COVID-19 outbreak reported at South Dakota women's prison
Sep. 17, 2020 12:24 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — More than 100 inmates have tested positive at a minimum-security women's prison in Pierre, according to the Department of Corrections....