COVID-19

With the holidays approaching and families beginning to gather we can’t forget that stress comes with that. We talk with Emilia Flint about the psychology of being around family.Practicing living gratefully is a good habit to get into. As we approach the holidays we are reminded of how grateful we are for various things. Sheryl Chard is the director of education at Grateful Living.

We talk with veteran South Dakota journalists Seth Tupper and Jonathan Ellis to talk about polling, election integrity, and two new campaign ads from governor Noem. Plus, Dakota Life travels to Sisseton. We sit down with executive producer Brad Van Osdel to learn more about history and stories from the northeast South Dakota community.

As financial transactions go, it wasn’t a great deal. I paid $250 for a case of COVID.

Stacey Harris, a former gym goer and ax-thrower, relies on oxygen and can't work. Eric Roach, once an avid birdwatcher, has chronic fatigue and cognitive issues.

The number of South Dakotans actively infected with COVID-19 has fallen to about 8,000.

The number of South Dakotans actively infected with COVID-19 has fallen to about 8,000.

Protesters marched through downtown Rapid City and rallied in front of the federal courthouse on Monday to demand the release of Leonard Peltier after he contracted COVID-19 in prison. Peltier was convicted for his role in a fatal 1975 shooting on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Black Hills residents have a chance to earn a $100 gift card for getting a COVID vaccine and $50 for a booster shot.

COVID-19 is a factor in the deaths of 14 more South Dakotans.The state’s pandemic death toll is now 2,623.

The South Dakota Legislature is considering workplace bills that range from raises to injury compensation to COVID-19 vaccinations.