ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Dr. Erin Hogan Fouberg has been named the new Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Northern State University. Fouberg, professor of geography and director of the NSU Honors Program, joined Northern’s faculty in 2007 and was awarded NSU Outstanding Faculty Member in 2011. As Northern’s new associate vice president,… Read more »

KEYSTONE, S.D. (Press Release) – A 49-year-old Keystone, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle crash west of Keystone. A 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup was westbound on Old Hill City Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle near Lafferty Gulch Road. The pickup… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen City Council passed a new conflict of interest ordinance during a meeting Monday night. The ordinance passed on an 8-1 vote. The old ordinance came into the spotlight when Mayor Travis Schaunaman, owner of Production Monkeys, submitted a bid for a city project. Some considered that to be a… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The November meeting of the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Affairs Committee will feature David Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce & Industry, as the speaker. Mr. Owen will be giving a preview of the 2020 South Dakota legislative session. This event will take place on… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Sturgis police say a 68-year-old man was struck and killed by a pickup in the city’s downtown. Authorities say the man was struck as he walked in a crosswalk on Monday morning. The Rapid City Journal reports the victim as pinned under the pickup. Officers and bystanders were able to move… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – While legislators have been working on an industrial hemp bill during the interim, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is holding firm in her opposition. She says she has not heard from any major farm group supporting industrial hemp. Noem says the only profit being made in hemp now is in CBD… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – An interim South Dakota legislative committee is working to come up with possible revisions of drug laws that would include more treatment options. The “Offenses Regarding Controlled Substances” committee met last week in Pierre. Committee Vice Chair, Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton, says they are moving toward some agreements. Kennedy is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Leaders of the South Dakota Democratic Party met in Fort Pierre over the weekend to start to formulate a plan to rectify the party’s financial woes. Acting chairman Randy Seiler says the party plans to elect a new chair in December. Chairwoman Paula Hawks and executive director Stacey Burnette both… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sanford Health has agreed to pay more than $20 million to settle a federal lawsuit. The suit involved alleged kickback schemes by a Sanford Physician, Dr. Wilson Asfora. Asfora was accused of illegally profiting from medical devices he invented. The suit alleged that Sanford Health knew about the kickbacks. “Kickbacks… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – The Vermillion Chamber and Development Corporation recently wrapped up a $2 million fundraising campaign aimed at economic development. Chamber Executive Director Nate Welch says their first priority is to help existing businesses expand. Welch says they will also be looking for the next new opportunity. Welch says they want to make… Read more »