YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Health care providers are trying to get a sense of the potential threat from the latest variant of Covid-19. Liz Healy, infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says Omicron is quite different than the last major variant. Healy says there is still a lot they don’t know. Healy says… Read more »
News Year: 2021
Former Watertown farmer sentenced to 10 years, $7.78M restitution in bank fraud case
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- A former Watertown farmer who admitted to bank fraud and was ordered to pay back more than $7.78 million in restitution has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Richard “Butch” Carpenter, 68, who now lives in Moorhead, Minn., pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this year. He was initially scheduled for sentencing… Read more »
Governor Noem to Deliver 2021 Budget Address on Tuesday
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, December 7, Governor Kristi Noem will deliver the 2021 Budget Address, updating the people of South Dakota on budget plans for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2022 and Fiscal Year 2023. The address will take place at 1pm CT/12pm MT in the South Dakota House of Representatives. The address… Read more »
Watertown man moving his business from Pierre to Fort Pierre
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Dan O’s Marine Sales and Service is planning on shipping its operations to Fort Pierre. Owner Dan O. Poppen says Dan O’s restarted in in Pierre in 2014 with successful service and sales to customers, especially those visiting the Pierre/Fort Pierre area. Poppen purchased a lot just south of Chase Auto and R-V… Read more »
SD lawmakers still determining what to do with the federal dollars ahead of Governor Noem’s budget speech
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Several panels of legislators have held hearings on how and where to spend almost one billion dollars of federal funding. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they had another quick overview at the last meeting of the Covid Relief Liaison Committee. Hunhoff says the “Build Back Better” bill that is being debated in… Read more »
2 different fires reported in the Rapid City area Monday
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Monday saw the Rapid City Fire Department respond to a pair of unrelated fires, the first of which was the result of a gas line break on the 900 block of 11th Street. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the RCFD, said what started as a safety call turned into an evacuation,… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports 15 new COVID-19 related deaths
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 15 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,349. The state had 936 new cases and 477 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 7,222. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »
Economic growth continuing in Mid-America region
OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The economy in the nine state Mid America region from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas is still showing growth but is slowing some. Ernie Goss of Creighton University in Omaha coordinates the monthly survey of business managers. Goss says there are mixed signals on supply chain issues. Goss says labor issues also… Read more »
Skywest to cut back services in Pierre starting today
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- It’s now officially a one-horse town at Pierre Regional Airport. Airport Liaison to the Pierre Regional Airport Jamie Huizenga says SkyWest Airlines is officially beginning to cut back service from Pierre to Denver. SkyWest lost the current Essential Air Service contract to Key Lime Air’s Denver Air Connection in July, but agreed to… Read more »
Congressman Johnson weigh in the Omicron variant of COVID-19
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Omicron variant is the latest version of Covid-19 to spark worldwide reaction. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says everyone needs to slow down and wait for more information. Johnson says people still need to make good decisions and protect themselves. Johnson says he hopes the latest variant doesn’t become another political wedge.… Read more »