Half-Staff Alert FlagsExpress.com will provide you with an E-mail notification when your American or state flag should be flown at half-staff in accordance to Presidential proclamations. Scroll to the bottom of this page to join our free service. For South Dakota Only Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capital to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, to honor the life of Kermit Staggers, a former legislator. Staggers served in the South Dakota Senate from 1995 until 2002. A memorial service for Staggers was held on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls. **When flown at half-staff or half-mast, the U.S. flag should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff or half-mast position. The flag should again be raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day. |