Masks

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The Rapid City Area School Board voted Tuesday against a two-week mask mandate. It also decided against forming a committee with doctors who would make further COVID-19 safety recommendations.

The school superintendent in Mitchell says the number of protesters is declining outside the high school as students adjust to a new mask requirement.…

Western South Dakota came under national scrutiny for hosting the Sturgis motorcycle rally during the pandemic, and now the region is hosting its biggest…

In The Moment … December 17, 2020 Show 963 Hour 1 Since the beginning of the pandemic, face coverings have become a point of political contention for many…

In The Moment … September 24, 2020 Show 909 Hour 1Are masks changing the way we treat each other in South Dakota? SDPB's Kevin Woster joins us for a look…

The three major healthcare systems in South Dakota all agree—masks help slow the spread of COVID 19.Each system requires a mask to enter its hospitals and…

None of South Dakota’s public universities are planning to require masks in the fall semester. Instead, they’re strongly encouraging masks by setting an…

In The Moment ... April 27, 2020 Show 804 Hour 1With a national shortage of personal protective equipment, finding the masks, gowns, and face shields to…

In The Moment ... April 24, 2020 Show 803 Hour 2South Dakota State University assistant mechanical engineering professor Saikat Basuhas a vision of a mask…