ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Salvation Army will host its Annual Christmas Dinner on Friday, Dec. 20. Major Dale Hunt provides the details of this year’s event. Ride Line will once again offer rides to and from the event, providing it has 24-hour advance notice. Hunt said that about 175 people attended last year’s dinner.… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $9.5 million dollar investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure in Brookings, Kingsbury and Moody Counties. Julie Gross is USDA’s Rural Development South Dakota State Director. She says it will be a fiber-to-the-home network. Valley Telecommunications is based in Herreid, South Dakota. Gross says this will… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The South Dakota Department of Education has released its strategic plan, which will guide the department’s activities through 2024. Secretary of Education Dr. Ben Jones says chief among the priorities is championing excellence in the South Dakota K-12 education system. He says to that end, the top two priorities are… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) —  The pilot and a passenger worked for three hours to remove ice and snow from the private plane that crashed near Chamberlain killing nine people November 30. That’s from the preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board: https://ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/NR20191217.aspx The report also says that witnesses told investigators that snow limited… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Sioux Falls man will spend decades in prison for charging at officers with knives outside of a jail earlier this year. Forty-four-year-old George Rinzy Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in the state penitentiary. Rinzy was shot by law enforcement outside the Minnehaha County Jail after causing a… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on a water line: First Ave. N.E. from N. Lincoln St. to N. Jay St. Work will be completed as quickly as possible. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Rapid City police are investigating an armed robbery of the Boyds Drug RX Express on the 2600 block of Mount Rushmore Road. Witnesses say a male suspect entered the pharmacy around 11 a.m., showed a gun and demanded property. Police did not elaborate on what that property was. The suspect… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A Kansas truck driver challenged the Pierre railroad viaduct and lost Monday night. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says 59 year-old Rex Birney of Dighton, Kansas was hauling a cattle trailer south through Pierre on Euclid Avenue when he attempted to pass under the 11-foot three-inch clearance that has been the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is planning to have another go at riot-boosting laws next year. Noem championed the laws passed earlier this year before they were successfully challenged in court. The Republican governor has sent lawmakers proposed changes that she says protect people from violence while also protecting free speech… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Sioux Falls man accused of hitting a police officer with a motorcycle and threatening two others has been indicted on assault charges. Police say officers were directing traffic in downtown Sioux Falls last July when the man revved the motorcycle’s engine nearby. When the officers went to speak with… Read more »