All the headlines from our South Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 24 2020 // The FBI is investigating a data breach that may have compromised the identity of people with the COVID-19 virus in South Dakota.Paul Niedringhaus, who directs the South Dakota Fusion Center that handles emergency calls,...
Jun 30 2020 // Drivers in South Dakota who use their cellphones can be pulled over and ticketed purely for that offense starting July 1.A new state law taking effect July 1 makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor to use a cellphone while driving...
Jun 22 2020 // Several South Dakota residents who evacuated from their homes after a sinkhole collapsed, exposing an abandoned mine, in April are not eligible to receive federal aid, according to the Federal Emergency Management...
Jun 18 2020 // Hundreds of workers are still absent from the Smithfield meatpacking plant in Sioux Falls because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to union leaders.AFL-CIO secretary treasurer BJ Motley says between 800 and 1,200 of...
Jun 17 2020 // The roar of motorcycles will return to South Dakota’s Black Hills this summer with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, but with some major modifications.The Sturgis City Council has voted to proceed with preparations for...
May 29 2020 // Residents of a Black Hawk, South Dakota, neighborhood where a sinkhole has exposed an abandoned mine endangering their properties have filed a $75.5 million lawsuit claiming government entities and private developers were...
May 27 2020 // A South Dakota bull stud facility faces penalties of more than $122,000 after being cited by federal officials following a worker fatality.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
May 15 2020 // A 24-year-old man died on May 12 in a fall at a downtown Sioux Fall, South Dakota, construction site, police said.Police were called around 10:45 a.m. about a man injured at the construction site of the First Premier Bank...
May 6 2020 // America’s meat-processing plants are starting to reopen but not all workers are showing up. Some still fear they’ll get sick after coronavirus outbreaks shut more than a dozen facilities last month. Employees...
May 5 2020 // Security Insurance Group Inc. (SIG) of Pierre, South Dakota, has joined Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance (MIAA), a network of insurance agencies across seven states. Founded in 2012, SIG is a full-service insurance agency...
Apr 27 2020 // South Dakota’s governor on April 27 said she hopes Smithfield’s Sioux Falls pork processing plant can reopen soon, a day after U.S. labor regulators urged the meat industry to adopt certain measures to prevent...
Apr 17 2020 // The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in South Dakota has surpassed 1,100 and more than half of those cases have some connection to the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls.Health...
Apr 14 2020 // Virginia-based Smithfield Foods announced Sunday that it is closing its pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, until further notice after hundreds of employees tested positive for the coronavirus — a step...
Apr 8 2020 // As mayors, nurses and doctors across South Dakota urged Gov. Kristi Noem to take action to restrict daily activity, the Republican governor on April 6 dialed up the pressure on businesses and people to curb the spread of...
Mar 19 2020 // South Dakota officials have announced the state will receive $3.4 million in a settlement with the company that used to provide its 911 call system. After a series of alleged 911 call failures, the state decided to switch...
Mar 10 2020 // Southeastern South Dakota is only one heavy rain or snow storm away from major flooding this spring.While Sioux Falls got a fraction of snow during February, there’s still an elevated risk of flooding. City, county...
Mar 5 2020 // A bill passed by the South Dakota Legislature bans the use of smartphones and other electronic communication devices while driving, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) reported.The APCIA supports...
Feb 24 2020 // Jacob William Dahl was a 19-year-old Northern State University student when he was killed after running into the back of a soybean truck while looking at his cellphone.Dahl, a 2013 graduate of Castlewood High School, was...
Feb 19 2020 // Four downtown businesses in a small southwestern South Dakota community have been lost in a fire, according to the city’s mayor.The Vault restaurant, China Buffet, the Quilt Shop and an ice cream shop were burned in...
Jan 31 2020 // Public safety officials say South Dakota may have recorded its lowest number of traffic deaths in state history.So far, 102 traffic fatalities have been recorded for 2019, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said....