PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre City Commission heard from at least one resident in person who did not care for the city’s temporary suspension of fireworks ordinances on July 3-4. Larry Lantz used the public comment period of Tuesday night’s Pierre City Commission meeting to express his frustration. The City Commission voted to approve… Read more »
News Year: 2020
State’s active COVID cases drop by 11
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s current active cases of COVID-19 decreased by 11 according to numbers released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 79 new confirmed cases to go along with 90 new recoveries, lowering the active infections to 864 (there were 800 a week ago). The number of… Read more »
Person who attended rodeo in Mobridge has COVID-19, state says
PIERRE, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – A person who attended the Sitting Bull Stampede Rodeo in Mobridge has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a news release from the South Dakota Department of Health. The person attended the event was able to transmit the virus to others between 5 and 7 p.m. June 30 and between 5… Read more »
City to spray for mosquitoes Thursday night
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Thursday, July 9 between the hours of 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph. The mosquito control trucks are identified and travel with a flashing yellow light. To ensure… Read more »
Iowa man identified in fatal motorcycle crash near Tea
TEA, S.D. (Press Release) – A Rockwell City, Iowa man has been identified as the person who died in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon near Tea. A 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle, pulling a motorcycle trailer, was southbound when the motorcycle’s rear tire blew out causing the driver to lose control. The two occupants were thrown… Read more »
Oglala Sioux Tribe locks down reservation for three days
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — The Oglala Sioux Tribe has locked down its South Dakota reservation for three days to stop the potential spread of COVID-19. Tribal President Julian Bear Runner ordered the 72-hour lockdown prohibiting nonessential travel to or from the reservation through Thursday. The Rapid City Journal reports all tribal employees have been… Read more »
Washington man identified in fatal motorcycle crash north of Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (Press Release) – A Pasco, Wash. man has been identified as the person who died late Friday night in a motorcycle-vehicle crash that occurred north of Hot Springs. A 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix was northbound on U.S. Highway 385 when it collided with a southbound 2016 Harley Davidson FLHXS motorcycle which was… Read more »
Many events coming up in Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – There is no doubt that the coronavirus has impacted the summer schedule, but there are still plenty of things to do and see in the Aberdeen area. Casey Weismantel, Executive Director of the Aberdeen Convention and Visitors Bureau, talked about some of the events that are coming up in the Hub… Read more »
Money to help with COVID costs could be shifted within state agencies
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Several South Dakota state agencies have received money to help pay COVID-19 related costs and state officials are looking for more. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says some of those dollars could be shifted. Hunhoff, a member of the Joint Appropriations Committee, says they had a report of the big drop… Read more »
Sturgis City Council approves tests for residents following rally
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – The Sturgis City Council on Monday night approved up to 1,300 COVID-19 tests to be available for residents following this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The plan follows the city’s approval to participate in this year’s rally – albeit with no city sponsored activities. The council was between a rock and a… Read more »