Nationwide, 15 states had reported a total of 49 cases of West Nile virus in 2025 as of July 15, a day before South Dakota reported its first case.

The US-281 southbound bridge over Moccasin Creek, just west of Warner, will be dedicated as the S/SGT Ervin C. Rieck Bridge. Rieck was born on Aug. 5, 1915 in Brown County, South Dakota.