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86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Kicks Off Friday
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Today marks the first day of the 86th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The official opening ceremony and Main Street parade will take place at Harley-Davidson Rally Point in Sturgis at 3 p.m. There will be plenty to do during the rally – Military Appreciation Day is Tuesday, Main Street Sturgis will be busy with bikes and vendors, several concerts and events will take place during the week before the rally officially comes to a close on Sunday, Aug. 16. (Full story)
Limousine Pulled From Sturgis Sewer Lagoon
STURGIS, S.D. — The Meade County Sheriff’s Office says they fished out a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Limousine from the Sturgis sewer lagoon. In a social media post Thursday, the sheriff’s office says they are not sure how the vehicle ended up there, but say it appears it was intentionally driven into the water. In reaching its destination, the sheriff’s office says it traveled through a couple of fences and across a pasture. Plains Towing of Sturgis was called to remove the vehicle from the lagoon and the car was void of any bodies when found. Law enforcement is asking the public for help, and if someone is missing a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood, to contact the Meade County Sheriff’s Office. (Full story)
Sanford Health Secures Naming Rights for New Rapid City Sports Complex
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Sanford Health has entered into a partnership with the city for the new sports complex. The $10 million, 20-year partnership with Sanford Health begins in 2027. The investment will support the new sports complex facility and operations, and provides Sanford with naming recognition for the sports complex and a dedicated space within the complex for use by Sanford for sports medicine, sports performance and Sports Academy activities, among other recognition rights and privileges. Officials are hoping to break ground this fall and get dirt moving for the facility that is set to open by 2029. (Full story)
18-Year-Old Wall Woman Identified in Fatal Crash Near Scenic
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Authorities have identified an 18-year-old Wall woman who died Monday in a single-vehicle crash near Scenic, South Dakota. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says Kristina Yellowhawk was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Impala northbound on Bombing Range Road when the vehicle left the road. She attempted to correct and lost control of the vehicle, sending it into a roll. She sustained fatal injuries. Her passenger, 19-year-old Patrick Little Moon of Pierre, was taken to a Rapid City hospital with serious non-life-threatening injuries. The crash is under investigation by the South Dakota Highway Patrol. (Full story)
Governor Awards $1 Million for New Rapid City Business and Industrial Park
PIERRE, S.D. — Governor Larry Rhoden announced support for Elevate Rapid City’s development of a new business and industrial park in Rapid City with a $1 million award from the Future Fund. Once complete, the business park will provide additional industrial and commercial sites for companies considering expansion or relocation to South Dakota. The Future Fund award will help finance the purchase of land and installation of public infrastructure needed to prepare the property. As part of the agreement, Elevate Rapid City will prepare the property for full development, continue marketing the sites to prospective businesses, and provide ongoing progress reports to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. (Full story)
Fauci contempt vote reflects the enduring politics of COVID
NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after the world was thrust into a global pandemic, Republicans in power aren’t leaving it in the past. Instead, they’re bringing COVID-19 politics to center stage for new scrutiny and demanding accountability. A Republican-led Senate committee’s contempt vote against Dr. Anthony Fauci on Thursday represented their efforts to steer how America remembers the pandemic and who is held responsible for it. Political scientists and historians said the focus on COVID grievances demonstrates how some of the wounds it opened have never been closed. Democrats have slammed the federal government’s blaming of Fauci as a performative distraction that’s not based in facts. (Full story)
New kind of flu shot is on the way as the FDA approves Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderna announced the approval late Wednesday. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company says it expects some supply to be available in certain stores soon. The shot is called mFlusiva and is for adults age 50 or older. It offers an additional option among the multiple flu vaccines available, including three specifically recommended for people age 65 or older who are especially vulnerable to influenza. (Full story)
Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root
Scientists are creating a new kind of vaccine that teaches the immune system to intercept a type of brewing colon cancer before it turns into a full-fledged tumor. Lynch syndrome is an inherited condition that puts people at very high risk of getting colorectal cancer, and certain other cancers, especially at younger ages. It affects an estimated 1 million Americans, many of whom don’t know their cancer risk. At least three potential Lynch syndrome vaccines are in early testing. (Full story)
