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One man died early Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash west of Leola, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. The single vehicle crash happened around 3 a.m. Monday on Highway 10, mile marker 245, according to Tony Mangan, spokesperson for the South Dakota Highway Patrol. A 2010 Kenworth T600 semi-truck and trailer was eastbound on Highway 10 when the vehicle went off the roadway and rolled, Mangan said. The 38-year-old driver later died as a result of his injuries at an Aberdeen hospital. He was wearing a seat belt, according to Mangan. The name of the one person involve...

It took 13 days for COVID-19 cases to climb from one to 80 at the Smithfield Foods meatpacking plant in Sioux Falls. Two days later, those cases reached 190. A week later, the number of infections broke 900. Two more days, they surpassed 1,000. The public only saw cases climb for half that time, since the company and city kept the case numbers under wraps for the first two weeks. Workers died, people protested and the national media swarmed. Then the plant shut down. This was all in the span of just a few weeks. A year later, it seems impossible that the meatpacking plant became the e...

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg could face an unprecedented impeachment hearing in the House of Representatives following criminal charges filed against him last week, the Argus Leader has confirmed. The development comes four days after the Hyde County States Attorney's Office announced it would not pursue felony charges against Ravnsborg alleging criminal culpability in the death of Joe Boever, 55, of Highmore, who was walking along Highway 14 on Sept. 12 when he was struck. Instead, Ravnsborg will face three separate misdemeanor traffic charges in court for careless dr...

Eastern Sioux Falls Starbucks starts to take shape, expected to open this summer The arrival of a southeastern Sioux Falls Starbucks is starting to take shape. Construction will be starting in the next few weeks for the national coffee chain's newest location in Sioux Falls at 4704 E. 41st St. The company leased a space in a strip mall alongside Stensland Ice Cream and Anytime Fitness, said Raquel Blount, vice president of commercial real estate with Lloyd Companies. The store and drive-thru is expected to finish by June, Blount said. A $75,000 building permit was filed March 2 to build ...

South Dakota Highway Patrol: One person dies in crash in McCook County A 61-year-old man died in a one-vehicle crash northwest of Salem, according to the Highway Patrol. The crash happened when a 2003 Toyota Tacoma pickup was northbound on 431st Avenue, went through the intersection of 247th Street and eventually rolled into the east ditch, according to South Dakota Highway Patrol spokesperson Tony Mangan. The driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, Mangan said. The name of the person involved has not yet been released pending no...