ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook Post) – The culmination of a months-long investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine resulted in the simultaneous execution of search warrants on three separate residences in the 1600 block of 10th Avenue SW Wednesday morning. This investigation was a cooperative effort involving the Aberdeen Police Department, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office,… Read more »
News Year: 2019
Names released in fatal crash south of Scotland
SCOTLAND, S.D. (Press Release) – Names have been released of the two adults and one juvenile who died in a two-vehicle crash Friday south of Scotland. A 1998 Pontiac Bonneville was westbound at the intersection of South Dakota Highways 46 and 25 when it failed to stop at a stop sign. The vehicle collided in… Read more »
Northern State hosting ‘Investing in Yourself Student Seminars’
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Northern State University School of Business and the NSU Phi Beta Lambda/Business Club are sponsoring a series of seminars this fall on the Northern campus. Each session of “Investing in Yourself Student Seminars” takes place in the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center Room 117. The series kicked off earlier… Read more »
Sioux Falls police officer cleared in non-fatal shooting
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota attorney general says a Sioux Falls police officer was justified in shooting a fleeing suspect last month. AG Jason Ravnsborg says a review of the Oct. 6 shooting by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation found 29-year-old Trent Wagner fired a revolver at police before an… Read more »
One teen killed, another injured in one-vehicle rollover in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another was seriously injured in a one-vehicle rollover Tuesday night in Sioux Falls Names of those involved are not being released pending notification of family members. The two male juveniles were the only people in the vehicle. A 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee was northbound on… Read more »
Pierre Regional Airport easily passes 10,000 emplanements
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – October enplanement numbers have been released for the Pierre Regional Airport. Airport liaison Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says Pierre Regional easily passed the 10,000 enplanement plateau. Huizenga says a recent study by the State Department of Transportation shows just what kind of impact the Pierre Regional Airport has on central South… Read more »
Valley Springs man identified in crash west of Howard
HOWARD, S.D. (Press Release) – A Valley Springs, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died last Thursday in a two-vehicle crash west of Howard. A 2019 Kenworth W900 truck, pulling a grain trailer, was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 near the intersection of South Dakota Highway 25. It was struck by… Read more »
Sisseton woman identified in fatal crash south of Browns Valley
BROWNS VALLEY, S.D. (Press Release) – A Sisseton, S.D., woman has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash south of Browns Valley. A 2012 Toyota RAV4 was southbound on Valley Avenue traveling around a curve when it drifted across the center and collided head-on with a northbound 2000 Kenworth… Read more »
Noem remains opposed to hemp legislation
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published an interim final rule formalizing the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program, but growing the crop isn’t likely to be legal in South Dakota any time soon. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem says her staff has been looking through the 150+ pages of information… Read more »
Task force to oversee Department of Education
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – Following a report on student standardized test scores, members of the Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature voted to set up a special task force to oversee the Department of Education. Senator Jack Kolbeck of Sioux Falls outlined what the subcommittee should investigate. Kolbeck says they… Read more »