OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The Corps of Engineers held their spring meetings to update reservoir conditions online this year as the spring runoff season ramps up. Mike Swenson with the Corps in Omaha says the big reservoirs are very near their spring targets. Swenson says their forecast shows a below normal runoff year. Swenson says they have… Read more »
News Year: 2021
Schools working on their budgets for 2021-22 school year
MARION, S.D.(WNAX)- School districts across the state are starting to write their budgets for the next school year. Marion Superintendent Mark Froke says the two point four percent increase in state aid will help them close some gaps. School districts have to raise teacher pay each year to meet accountability goals. Froke says that slope… Read more »
Yankton school awaiting further instructions regarding fairness in womens sports
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Following the legislature’s failure to override her veto of the “trans-gender, women in sports bill,” Governor Kristi Noem issued two executive orders telling schools and universities how to apply the policy from the failed bill. The Associated School Boards of South Dakota advised school districts to wait before implementing any new policies. Yankton… Read more »
New teen driving law takes effect July 1st
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – A new state law that changes some requirements for South Dakota teen-age driving licenses and operator permits takes effect July 1. The 2020 state Legislature approved the measure which is designed to strengthen the state’s graduated driver’s license laws covering teen drivers between the ages of 14 and 18. Due to… Read more »
Brown County to test severe weather sirens on Wednesday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- South Dakota Severe Weather Awareness week is scheduled for April 19-23. During the week Brown County will be testing our entire network of outdoor warning sirens across the county. This this scheduled to happen on Wednesday April 21, 2021. Test tornado watch will be issued at approx. 10:00am CDT Test tornado warning… Read more »
Victim of fatal bow hunting accident in White identified
WHITE, S.D.(KJJQ)- A Sioux Falls man is dead after a bow hunting accident southeast of White. Brookings County Assistant Sheriff Scott Sebring says it was reported just before 9:00 o’clock Friday morning in a field near the intersection of 482nd Avenue and 205th Street. Sebring says the Sheriff’s Office is investigating but it appears to… Read more »
State health officials to hold joint press conference on vaccinations in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon, Avera Health, Monument Health, and Sanford Health will hold a joint Press Conference to discuss vaccination efforts in South Dakota. The press conference will take place at South Dakota Gallery of the Visual Arts Center at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls or via Zoom on… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports no COVID-19 related deaths for the weekend
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases decreased & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 1,953. The state had 133 new cases and 190 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 2,153. Those hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
Walk-ins welcome at Avera St. Luke’s April 21st COVID-19 vaccination
ABERDEEN, S.D. –Avera St. Luke’s will once again host people for walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday, April 21. Walk-ins will be welcome from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Scheduled appointments are available during the clinic’s entiretyfrom 4:30-8:30 p.m. Avera encourages people to self-schedule appointments at avera.org/covid-vaccine. Vaccination clinics are held inside the Avera Human Performance Center,… Read more »
NSU Track & Field Team Takes Down Recent School Record
SIOUX CITY, IA (NSUWolves.com) – A small squad of throwers, distance runners, and sprinters took on the Sioux City Relays Friday for the Northern State University track and field teams. In addition to multiple top-15 finishes, the Wolves saw one school record fall and tallied one event victory on the women’s side. WOMEN’S HIGHLIGHTS · Jordyn… Read more »