PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As part of the efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the South Dakota Department of Health is calling everyone who tests positive to trace who they have been in contact with and then urge those people to isolate themselves. Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they have put a lot of… Read more »
News Year: 2020
One killed, another injured in crash in Spearfish
SPEARFISH, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another was injured in a one-vehicle crash Sunday in Spearfish. A 2004 Jeep Liberty was eastbound on Interstate 90 when the driver lost control. The vehicle went into the south ditch and eventually came to rest in a creek. The 66-year-old female driver was pronounced dead… Read more »
Noem not saying much about crash involving Attorney General
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is not saying much about a fatal crash involving Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. The Department of Public Safety says Ravnsborg called the Hyde County Sheriff Saturday night to report he’d hit a deer on U.S. Highway 14 just outside of Highmore. It turns out, he hit… Read more »
Bridge named in honor of fallen soldier
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The westbound Highway 50 bridge over the James River is now known as the “Richard L. Schild Memorial Bridge.” A ceremony was held Saturday morning at the Yankton County Government Center to unveil the plaque naming the bridge in honor of Schild, who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2005.… Read more »
Percentages of La Nina increase rapidly
ABERDEEN, S.D. (WNAX) – The national Climate Prediction Center has increased the chances of a La Nina forming in the Pacific Ocean late this year. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the percentages have gone up rapidly. Edwards says La Nina conditions can have an impact in the winter, especially on temperatures. Edwards… Read more »
Statewide walk for suicide prevention takes place in Pierre
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A few dozen people gathered in person at the Capital Lake Visitor’s Center in Pierre last Saturday — while many more joined online– for the 9th annual statewide Walk of Hope Coming Together for Suicide Prevention event. Event Coordinator Julie Moore with the Avera St. Mary’s Foundation says anxiety disorders… Read more »
Farmers and ranchers meeting with congressional leaders this week
HURON, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota farmers and ranchers are meeting with congressional leaders and staff during the annual National Farmers Union D.C. Fly-In, held virtually Sept. 14-18. “This is a pivotal time in agriculture,” said Doug Sombke, SD Farmers Union President. “Congressional leaders need to hear from us. If we don’t share our… Read more »
Authorities looking for inmate who walked away from prison
RAPID CITY, S,D, (AP) — Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a minimum-security prison in Rapid City. Prison officials say 30-year-old Clarence Ferris left the Rapid City Community Work Center without authorization Sept. 12. He is serving sentences for possession of a controlled substance and unauthorized ingestion of a controlled substance. All… Read more »
Northern State receives regional ranking for Midwest universities
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University has again been recognized among the top regional universities in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report. Northern is 80th on the Best Regional Universities Midwest list of the 2021 Best Colleges rankings, released today. On the smaller Best Public Regional Universities Midwest list, Northern ranked… Read more »
Roads to be closed to thru traffic for road work
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Weather permitting beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for road work: 8th Avenue NE from North Roosevelt Street to BC 19 Work will be completed as quickly as possible. Motorists… Read more »