ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – About 110 Soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company arrived in the United States on Wednesday, July 8, after serving on a 10-month deployment to Europe. The units arrived at Fort Bliss, Texas, where they will spend the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Plans are being finalized for an event called Brown County Summer Fest, which will take place at the Brown County Fairgrounds Aug. 12-16. The event came about when the Brown County Commission voted on an unanimous recommendation from the Brown County Fair Board to postpone this year’s county fair. Brown County… Read more »

PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — The Oglala Sioux Tribe has suspended its tribal president for 30 days and lifted a three-day lockdown he issued to stop the potential spread of COVID-19. The Rapid City Journal reports that the tribal council suspended President Julian Bear Runner during an emergency meeting. Council members were upset they could… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The search for a missing 37 year-old Pierre man continues in the Missouri River.  The Stanley County Sheriff’s Office says officials are reducing the size of the search after talking it over with Lee Weber’s family. Weber, the Chief Deputy for the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office, dove into the river Friday… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) – Governor Kristi Noem says she has absolutely no plans to run for President in 2024. She was taking questions from the Center of the American Experiment ‘live’ on Facebook. Noem’s just glad to be back in South Dakota after eight years in Washington. She started her day yesterday looking after her… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – There have been reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and that information was given to President Trump in briefings in February. The White House has denied that the President was given that information as it was found not credible. South Dakota Senator Mike… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The Brookings City Council voted to stick with the current pandemic restrictions for another 60-days. They had given first reading June 9 to a new ordinance that would have changed those restrictions to guidelines. That was amended June 30 to go back to the original emergency restrictions. City Manager Paul Briseno… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – For the second year in a row, CorTrust Bank has been named “Best Bank in South Dakota” by Forbes Magazine. That was based on a survey of bank customers in each state. CorTrust C.E.O. Jack Hopkins says they believe its due to their employees and a focus on customer service.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Bills to reform policing across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have gotten stuck in Congress. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the process has stalled. Johnson says there are big differences between the House and Senate. Johnson says he hopes they can get… Read more »