ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – From guitars to piano, from drums to horns, Dakota Music Academy offers lessons for young and old alike. Business owner Andrew Grandpre talked about how the business, which just recently opened at 104 S. Main St., came into being. He said that the academy has multiple staff members who provide instruction… Read more »
News Year: 2019
Executive Director of Retirement System getting ready to retire
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Rob Wylie, the longtime Executive Director of the South Dakota Retirement System is taking advantage of that system and is himself retiring. He announced his intentions last December and met with the board for the last time last Thursday. Wylie says he set goals for himself and the system when he… Read more »
Sustainability on the Farm and Ranch event Sept. 14 in Watertown
WATERTOWN, S.D. (Press Release) – A day of farm and ranch tours followed by a panel discussion are all part of a Sustainability on the Farm and Ranch event on Sept. 14, 2019, centered at Watertown, S.D. South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee is hosting the event. The day begins… Read more »
One killed in tractor-van crash east of Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, S.D. (Press release) – One person died Friday morning in a tractor-van crash east of Alexandria. Names of those involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A Case Versatile 305tractor, which was pulling a hose trailer used for waste handling work, was westbound on Interstate 90. The vehicle was rear-ended by… Read more »
Sisseton man wanted for charges in pipeline riot
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities in North Dakota relied on DNA collected from a cigarette butt to charge a man with engaging in a riot for his part in a Dakota Access pipeline protest three years ago that caused damage estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to an affidavit. Morton County prosecutors also… Read more »
Commission again revokes certification of Marshall County sheriff
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota law enforcement oversight board has once again revoked the certification of a longtime sheriff accused of sexual harassment in the workplace. The state Law Enforcement Officers Standards And Training Commission met Thursday to reconsider action against Marshall County Sheriff Dale Elsen after a judge told commissioners to consider… Read more »
Thune says good high speed internet brings range of opportunities
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX ) – The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet of the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on rural broadband in Sioux Falls Thursday. The hearing was Chaired by Senator John Thune. Thune says he hears about the need for reliable broadband across rural parts of the state. Thune… Read more »
Mt. Vernon man identified in fatal crash
MT. VERNON, S.D. (Press Release) – A Mt. Vernon, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash northeast of Mt. Vernon. A 2018 Nissan Frontier was eastbound on 252nd Street when the driver failed to negotiate a curve near the intersection with 399th Avenue. The vehicle… Read more »
Another bank suing Sioux Falls school bus company
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A second bank is suing a Sioux Falls school bus company for defaulting on loans. Reliabank Dakota says School Bus, Inc. and its owner Steven Hey owe more than $1 million. Collateral includes at least seven school buses. The Argus Leader reports the lawsuit by Reliabank comes weeks after Frontier… Read more »
One dead following shed collapse in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police say one person is dead after a shed collapsed. Crews were called Thursday afternoon to a housing development where someone was demolishing a garden shed and it collapsed. Police say there was a “subsequent fatal medical event” but did not give details. Authorities are reviewing the incident… Read more »