The South Dakota Board of Regents has adopted a tiered system regarding face covering requirements for the 2020 fall semester. At the start of the semester on Aug. 19, face coverings will be required inside...
The Brookings City Council met on May 4 to discuss several pertinent issues surrounding COVID-19 as well as new construction projects; here is the recap.
The council voted to begin a phased...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem held a town hall meeting with Dakota News Now on April 29 to address her proposed plan to reopen the state as well as answer questions from South Dakotans.
Noem focused...
On Dec. 19, 2019, an New York Magazine Intelligencer article predicted South Dakota’s likely future efforts to restrict protest and free speech rights under the guise of preventing “riot boosting.”...
My room is for sleeping, my desk and computer are for play. The living room is for talking with family; the kitchen is for cooking and eating. My dining room is for puzzles, hobby painting and other personal...
In an executive order from March 23, Gov. Noem issued a state of emergency for the state of South Dakota.
Noem held a press conference addressing questions on the order. In the conference, she stressed...
Amongst a flurry of COVID-19 related shutdowns, panicked minds and the looming idea of social isolation, I know that I cannot be the only college student sitting idly by waiting to once again stop themselves...
COVID-19 has produced a wave of hysteria. No, this panic is not because of the fear of getting sick or because of overrun hospitals. It is because of the near-constant stripping of shelves of hand sanitizer,...
Kool Beans Coffee and Roasterie and the Brookings Municipal Liquor Store are temporarily closing their doors due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.
The downtown businesses aren't the only closing...
South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn announced in an email Thursday afternoon that all South Dakota Board of Regent universities — including SDSU — will be extending spring break until...
Safety concerns regarding the rapid spread of the coronavirus have led to the cancellation of multiple study abroad programs and uncertainty moving forward.
The South Dakota State University Office of...
The Wuhan coronavirus, recently dubbed COVID-19, is the latest pandemic to sweep the globe.
As the reports of this disease spread, it’s easy to feel a sense of panic at the thought of a pandemic sweeping...
