Jonathan Ellis
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Sioux Falls, SD, United States
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Past articles by Jonathan:
Gov. Kristi Noem will not call an abortion special session
The South Dakota governor had vowed to call a session if Roe v. Wade was overturned. → Read More
Voters not interested in making it harder to raise taxes, reject Amendment C
Ballot measure was the only campaign issue open to all voters on Tuesday → Read More
John Thune wins bid to seek fourth term as South Dakota senator: Associated Press
South Dakota Sen. John Thune dispatched his two primary contenders Tuesday with relative ease. Facing his first primary challenge since winning office in 1996, Thune was winning with 73% of the vote as of 10:50 p.m.. Bruce Whalen, had 20% while Mark Mowry had 7% "I want to thank Republicans in South Dakota for supporting my Senate candidacy, and I look forward to continue putting South Dakota's… → Read More
Tornado watch issued for Sioux Falls as city still cleaning up damage from Monday storms
Sioux Falls and surrounding areas are under an enhanced risk for severe weather while Brookings is in a higher, moderate outlook, according to the NWS. → Read More
COVID-19 deaths jump by 9 in South Dakota, including one young person
The South Dakota Department of Health reported nine additional COIVD-19 deaths on Wednesday along with a decrease in occupied hospital beds. The latest deaths took the statewide total to 2,928. Of those, the coronavirus was a contributing case of death to 2,573. The latest deaths included one person aged 10-19, the third person in that age cohort to die with the virus. One person was 60-69, one… → Read More
Gov. Kristi Noem's reelection campaign says it has raised $15 million
Gov. Kristi Noem's fundraising amount breaks the record for any South Dakota state office. → Read More
Syphilis cases in South Dakota are up by nearly 2,000%
South Dakota is following a national trend that saw less testing, treatment, for sexually transmitted diseases during the pandemic. → Read More
South Dakota reports 5 COVID-19 deaths with new infections among lowest in the nation
Only one other state has averaged fewer new COVID-19 infections than South Dakota over the past week. → Read More
What we learned about Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's crash from newly released documents
After South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's crash documents were released by the impeachment committee, here's what we're learning. → Read More
COVID-19 deaths, cases continue to slow as South Dakota reports 4 new fatalities
Nearly 27% of the state's population has tested positive for coronavirus, but the true number is much higher → Read More
7 with COVID reported dead in South Dakota as pandemic continues to recede
New cases plummet across state and active cases fall to lowest number since late December. → Read More
Gov. Kristi Noem, former AG Marty Jackley bury hatchet and endorse each other's political bids
The ex-rivals hope to boost each other into political office in 2022. Gov. Noem is running for reelection and Jackley is running for attorney general. → Read More
16 dead in latest COVID report as South Dakota's active cases fall below 10,000
New cases and hospitalizations continue to trend downward. → Read More
South Dakota reports no COVID-19 deaths for the first time in over a month
The seven-day average for new coronavirus cases in South Dakota is the lowest it has been in nearly three months. → Read More
6 COVID-19 deaths reported as South Dakota hospitalizations take a big downturn
For the first time in a month, COVID hospitalizations in South Dakota fall below 300, according to the department of health's Friday report. → Read More
South Dakota Department of Health reports 6 COVID deaths, drop in hospitalizations
Active cases have fallen by more than 15,000 in less than three weeks → Read More
Active COVID-19 cases in South Dakota continue rapid decline
Four new COVID-19 deaths bring South Dakota's pandemic total to 2,691. On Monday, 594 new cases reported were offset by 2,537 new recoveries. → Read More
13 dead in South Dakota's latest COVID-19 report Monday
New COVID-19 cases continue to fall in South Dakota along with hospitalizations, according to a department of health report Monday. → Read More
South Dakota reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations down
Active COVID-19 cases fell for second day in South Dakota, according to Wednesday's department of health report. → Read More
South Dakota reports 5 additional COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations fall
Latest data show 79% of South Dakota's eligible population has received a COVID-19 vaccine. → Read More