KOTG: 849 empty chairs, rollover crash leads to DUI arrest in Harrisburg and a new auditor for Minnehaha County

Posted: Nov 27, 2020 / 06:59 AM CST / Updated: Nov 27, 2020 / 07:16 AM CST

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A 22-year-old man is dead following a crash in Spink County Wednesday morning.

22-year-old killed in crash in Spink County

A 23-year-old woman is facing a DUI charge after authorities say she crashed her car into a creek in Harrisburg Thursday morning. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened near Cliff Avenue and Willow Street.

23-year-old arrested for DUI after crashing into a creek in Harrisburg

Minnehaha County will have a new auditor starting in 2021.

Bennett Kyte to be appointed new Minnehaha County auditor

The South Dakota Health Department did not give a COVID-19 case update on Thanksgiving. Instead, today’s update will include data from Wednesday and Thursday.

COVID-19 in South Dakota: No update Thursday

There was a lonely chill to the overcast morning as a pastor began his prayer shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday before row upon row of seats with no one to fill them. Eight hundred, forty nine empty chairs, to be exact — the number of South Dakotans who had died, to that point, from COVID-19, according to the state Department of Health.

At a Thanksgiving ceremony, 849 empty chairs symbolize the toll of COVID-19 on South Dakota

Sheri Nelson is the suicide prevention director with the Helpline Center and says there are resources to turn to if you find yourself struggling.

Pandemic and holiday stress can take a toll on your mental health

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