South Dakota News

Culver’s and JJ Watt Team Up for JJ’s Way Meal

PRAIRIE DU SAC, Wis. (KVRR) — Two Wisconsin favorites are teaming up to help after-school athletics programs at middle schools across the nation. Starting August 5 at Culver’s you can order the JJ’s Way Meal with $1 donated to the JJ Watt Foundation. Football legend Watt grew up in Wisconsin, which is where the restaurant chain was born. His special…

UPDATE: Christopher Kvatum Has Been Located

(UPDATE 2:45pm 07/24/24)  — Christopher Kvatum has been located and is safe. Roberts County Sheriff’s Office says he is being provided with help and support. (UPDATE 8PM 07/23/24) —  An update from the sheriff’s office in Roberts County, South Dakota as they search for Christopher Kvatum. As of 8 p.m. Tuesday deputies say they have located his vehicle however he…

Marshfield Clinic To Merge With Sanford Health

Would Combine 56,000 Employees and 56 Hospitals

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Marshfield Clinic Health System has reached a memo of understanding to merge with Sanford Health. Should the merger go through, the combined system would bring together nearly 56,000 employees and 56 hospitals. Sanford Health would serve as the parent company and the headquarters would remain in Sioux Falls. Marshfield Clinic Health System based in Wisconsin…

Documentary on Gov. Kristi Noem To Be Released on Thursday

“There’s some kind of a drive in her that makes her get up in the morning and get the job done.” A new documentary on the life and career of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is being released Thursday. The 45-minute special from Transition Studios called, “America’s Governor: The Kristi Noem Story,” highlights the life and political journey of South…

LIVE: All-Star Week and 40 Years of the Celebrity Golf Tournament

FARGO — We’ve been following Roger Maris All-Star Week all week long. But for one man, this year’s All-Star week comes with special significance. That’s because the annual Celebrity Golf Tournament turns forty years old this week. Roger Maris Junior was there for the first one. They started it the year after his dad, baseball legend Roger Maris, was diagnosed…

Republicans Block Bill to Outlaw Bump Stocks for Rifles after Supreme Court Lifts Trump-era Ban

FILE – A bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va., on March 15, 2019. The Supreme Court has struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans blocked bipartisan legislation Tuesday that would have outlawed bump stocks after the Supreme Court struck down…

FDA: Dollar Tree left lead-tainted applesauce pouches on store shelves for weeks after recall

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Government officials say Dollar Tree stores failed to effectively recall lead-tainted applesauce pouches linked to illness in more than 500 children. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to Dollar Tree officials and placed the Ecuadorian distributor of WanaBana apple cinnamon pouches under multiple import alerts. The FDA says pouches remained on some Dollar Tree…

It’s a First! Baby Bison Born at Red River Zoo

  FARGO — The Red River Zoo has a brand-new bouncing baby bison named “Fargo”, the first in the zoo’s history. The zoo posted the birth announcement via Facebook, saying the baby was born to mom Marge. Marge came to the zoo from the Wind Cave National Park in 2021. She’s part of the zoo’s conservation herd, along with bison…

In a rare step, 3 South Dakota counties are set to vote on counting ballots by hand

Voters in at least three rural South Dakota counties are set to decide Tuesday whether to return to counting ballots by hand, the latest communities around the country to consider ditching machine tabulators based on unfounded conspiracy theories stemming from the 2020 presidential election. The three counties, each with fewer than 6,000 residents, would be among the first in the…