July 2015

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State health officials say seven cases of a rare infectious disease that humans can catch from animals and insects have been reported in western South Dakota. State epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger says the cases of tularemia, sometimes called rabbit fever, have been reported in the Black Hills since June. He says the […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials have confirmed four human cases of West Nile virus disease so far this year. The state Department of Health says the cases have been reported in Brown, Butte and Spink counties. The ages of the ill individuals range from 20 to 59. The virus is transmitted to […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Forty gay couples have applied to be married in South Dakota during the first month following the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing such unions across the country. The state Department of Health provided The Associated Press with data detailing marriage licenses issued across the state from June 26 to July […]

GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Law enforcement officers and others plan to work extra hours in northeast Wyoming next week as the 75th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally gets going in nearby South Dakota. Related events in Wyoming include the Ham and Jam in Hulett and the Burnout in Sundance. Both will take place Aug. 5. Campbell […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A report on a wildfire in Wind Cave National Park in April concludes the park underestimated how dry conditions would affect efforts to control an escaped fire. The Cold Brook Fire began as a prescribed burn. It escaped containment in high winds and grew to about 10 square miles. There […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Three new domes have been put in place atop the Corn Palace tourist attraction in Mitchell. The domes are part of a $7.2 million makeover of the building that’s billed as the world’s only palace dedicated to the grain. The installation of the domes was delayed when city officials sought assurance […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two small planes crashed within hours of one another in western Wisconsin and southwestern Minnesota, killing all seven people who were onboard the aircraft. The Polk County (Wisconsin) sheriff’s office says a single-engine Beechcraft plane carrying four people crashed Monday evening in a field near Amery, Wisconsin, about 50 miles […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The spring wheat harvest is underway in South Dakota, while the winter wheat harvest is nearing the halfway point. The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that 2 percent of the spring wheat is in the bin, well behind the long-term average of 18 percent. The winter wheat […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Education has adopted a new rule that would make it easier for middle school math teachers to get certified. The Argus Leader ( ) reports the board voted 9-0 Monday to allow teachers to take an “intermediate test” if they don’t teach higher-level courses such as […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Public school leaders in Sioux Falls have broken ground for a $10.9 million school for Spanish immersion students.buy lasix online https://pridedentaloffice.com/wp-content/languages/new/over/lasix.html no prescription The district’s growing Spanish immersion program serves more than 400 elementary school-age students. It currently operates out of two elementary schools. The new school is being built […]