Most of South Dakota’s K-12 schools held in-person classes for the majority of the 2020-21 school year which had a positive impact on student learning, a COVID-19 report from the state Department of Education found.
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Public COVID-19 testing sites in the region
Free public COVID-19 testing is available throughout the region. Here’s a roundup of area testing sites.
How to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Bismarck-Mandan
North Dakotans have several ways to get vaccinated for COVID-19, including medical facilities, local public health departments and pharmacies.
South Dakota's Noem doesn't plan to ratchet up vaccine push
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says she has no plans to ratchet up her messaging to urge people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even as Republican leaders across the country try to persuade vaccine skeptics…
Active COVID-19 cases up steeply this week in North Dakota; Burleigh has another death
Active COVID-19 cases continued a sharp upward climb in North Dakota on Friday, an increase likely driven in part by the fast-spreading delta variant and continued vaccine apathy.
COVID-19 rates a worry as 1 million head for Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With coronavirus cases rising throughout Iowa and around the nation, health experts are becoming increasingly worried about next month’s Iowa State Fair, which will bring more than 1 million people to Des Moines from around…
Tribal Leaders' Health Board requiring COVID-19 vaccinations
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board is requiring all its employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
VA, Great Plains Tribal Leaders' Health Board mandate vaccines for employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board will be mandating COVID-19 vaccination for their employees.
States scale back virus reporting just as cases surge
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several states scaled back their reporting of COVID-19 statistics this month just as cases across the country started to skyrocket, depriving the public of real-time information on outbreaks, cases, hospitalizations and deaths in their communities.