CANTON, S.D. (WNAX) – While no bills for the 2020 South Dakota legislative session have been officially posted yet, those will start to appear in the next couple of weeks. Senator Jim Bolin of Canton says he isn’t planning on introducing many bills. Bolin says with the late start of the session, legislators will be… Read more »
News Year: 2019
Governors asking Corps to raise flow from Gavins Point Dam
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, along with other regional Governors and Congressional representatives are asking the Corps of Engineers to raise the flow from Gavins Point Dam higher than the normal winter level to add more flood storage space in upstream reservoirs. Noem says they need to stay in contact with… Read more »
Gov. orders 1 p.m. openings for state offices
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered a 1 p.m. local time Monday opening for state government executive branch offices in counties impacted by this past weekend’s winter storm. Those counties with state offices opening at 1 p.m. are: Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Codington,… Read more »
Fire destroys house in Pierre
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Pierre firefighters got an early wake-up call Saturday morning as they responded to a house fire. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says firefighters were dispatched around 2:45 a.m. to the 400 block of Dakota Avenue. Firefighters were able to save the nearby residence. Paul says the cause remains under investigation. The… Read more »
Community Emergency Response Team Course starts in January
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Brown County Emergency Management will be offering the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Course starting in January. Scott Meints, Brown County Emergency Director, talked about the benefits of the course. He said the course provides a variety of training. Meints said the course will feature 18 hours of training over a… Read more »
Individual wins fourth largest Dakota Cash jackpot
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – The final Dakota Cash drawing of the decade will be a memorable one for one lucky South Dakota lottery player. The $453,995 Dakota Cash jackpot was won in Saturday’s drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Carlson’s Northside Service, located at 320 Dakota North in Huron. The winning numbers were… Read more »
Brown County Courthouse closed Monday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Brown County Courthouse and other non-essential county offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Blizzard like conditions are still expected thru the day on Monday and it’s in best interest for safety of the public and employees to close.
Snow Removal Alert
• Plowing on POSTED EMERGENCY SNOW ROUTES will begin at 6 AM, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019. • Plowing on NORTH-SOUTH STREETS in Zone 2 and plowing of all streets and avenues in Zone 3 will begin at 7 AM, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019. • Plowing on EAST-WEST AVENUES in Zone 2 will begin… Read more »
No travel advisory issued for Brown Co. highways, township roadways
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Brown County Sheriff and Brown County Emergency Management offices have issues a NO TRAVEL advisory for all Brown County highways and townships roadways. This is until further notice. Conditions are going to continue to deteriorate and travel will be very difficult. SD DOT has also pulled the plows off state… Read more »
Holiday garbage change
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Due to the New Years holiday observance on Wednesday, Jan. 1, City garbage and recycling pick-up will change. Residents who normally have their garbage and recycling picked up on Wednesday are asked to have their garbage and recycling out for pick up by 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2. Both… Read more »