South Dakota COVID-19 Cases
South Dakota Total Coronavirus Cases: 282,895
South Dakota New Coronavirus Deaths:
South Dakota Total Coronavirus Deaths: 3,231
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U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
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Coronavirus News for Wounded Knee
South Dakota Catholic leaders speak out against Wounded Knee soldiers keeping their medals
A South Dakota Catholic bishop and local Jesuit priests are criticizing U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for deciding that American soldiers who participated in the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee, also ... More info »
The Christian Post on MSN - 10/24/2025 02:23amWestern SD Catholic leaders ‘firmly reject’ decision to affirm Wounded Knee Massacre medals
Leading Catholic officials in western South Dakota have issued a statement saying they “firmly reject” the secretary of defense’s recent affirmation of medals awarded for the 1890 Wounded Knee ... More info »
Yahoo - 10/21/2025 05:44amSouth Dakota churches say Hegseth wrong on Wounded Knee medals
When the Rev. Ward Simpson heard that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth say the soldiers who fought at Wounded Knee would keep their medals, it caused a powerful ... More info »
KELOLAND.com - 10/22/2025 06:10amHegseth says Wounded Knee soldiers can keep their Medals of Honor
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 during the Battle of Wounded Knee will keep their awards, in a video Thursday ... More info »
Stars and Stripes - 09/25/2025 12:00pmWounded Knee medals decision sparks outrage in Native communities
The Wounded Knee Memorial for victims of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre stands on Feb. 7, 2012, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. (Rapid City Journal via AP) Native American ... More info »
Yahoo - 09/30/2025 12:00pm


