West Nile discovered in Brown County as Department of Health issues warning
Sioux Falls steps up its mosquito control program with traps, spray team
The first mosquito pool of the year carrying West Nile virus has been confirmed in Brown County, the South Dakota Department of Health reported Monday.
The department urged residents to take steps to protect themselves and their families from the virus, which can cause fever, headaches, rash, swollen lymph nodes and achy muscles and joints, and in worst cases, death.
Bad traffic stop led to DUI arrest, South Dakota's High Court rules in rebuke of 2024 conviction
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An Aberdeen police officer who arrested a man for driving under the influence did not have a reasonable cause under state law to make the traffic stop that led to the arrest, the South Dakota Supreme Court ruled in an opinion released Thursday.
