AVON, S.D. (WNAX) – Many school districts have had to send their kids home due to Covid outbreaks. The Avon School District went to remote learning last week after a rise in positive cases. Superintendent Tom Culver says he thinks kids are learning during the remote sessions. Culver says it’s hard to coordinate learning with… Read more »
News Year: 2020
Construction underway on new terminal at Watertown airport
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – Construction is underway on Watertown’s new airport terminal. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday afternoon. It’ll be located just northeast of the current terminal. Airport Manager Todd Syhre talked about the project. The new terminal will be about 25,000 square feet in size–or more than double the size of the… Read more »
Ballot measures would not take effect until July 1
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — Unofficial election results from the South Dakota Secretary of State indicate the likely passage of Amendment A, Amendment B, and Initiated Measure 26. Amendment A and IM 26 deal with marijuana, and Amendment B addresses betting on sporting events. The results of the election will be officially canvassed on November… Read more »
Hanson reelected to PUC
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson was easily reelected to his fourth, six-year term on the commission. He got 69 percent of the vote to 25 percent to Democrat Remi (ray-me) Bald Eagle. Hanson says he wants to continue his long term priorities. Hanson says he helped take politics out of the… Read more »
New developments announced in missing person case in Deuel County
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – New Developments in the Pam Dunn missing person case were announced by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Watertown Police Department and the Deuel County Sheriff’s office at a press conference on Wednesday. Special Agent Cam Corey, WPD Detective Sergeant Chad Stahl and Deuel County Sheriff Cory Borg met with… Read more »
Mother arrested in death of 1-year-old boy in Vermillion
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Police in Vermillion say they have arrested the mother of a 1-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances. The 26-year-old woman was arrested Monday night about 9:30 p.m., according to Vermillion police. Officers had been called to a residence earlier in the day after getting a report of a child who… Read more »
Mayor Schaunaman trying to remain positive during pandemic
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen City Council passed a mask resolution on a 5-4 vote at its meeting Monday evening. Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman said experts are still trying to find the best ways to combat coronavirus. While the state is currently at an all-time high with 483 individuals hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
Highway Patrol graduation set for Thursday
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – They are already on duty, but the first nine troopers in the South Dakota Highway Patrol’s new Fast Track Academy will have their graduation ceremony this Thursday, Nov. 5, at the state Capitol in Pierre. Class 63’s graduation was originally scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23, but was postponed because of… Read more »
Voters turn out in record force for general election
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – With some precincts in Minnehaha County still needing to be counted, 66.7% of the registered voters in South Dakota participated in Tuesday’s general election. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says around half of the votes were absentee. Barnett says the credit for the voting process going smoothly overall, goes to… Read more »
State adds 14 more COVID-related deaths, one each in Marshall, McPherson
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 14 more COVID-related deaths, including one each in Marshall and McPherson counties, and reported 541 more active infections in totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths (which also included three in both Minnehaha and Turner counties, two in Pennington, and one each in… Read more »