ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Northern State University Theatre Program will present the play “God of Carnage” in the Johnson Fine Arts Center Black Box Theatre. Performances will run at 7:30 p.m. nightly Feb. 18-20 and at 3 p.m. Feb. 21. In “God of Carnage,” Playwright Yasmine Reza brings together two sets of parents after… Read more »
News Year: 2021
DPS Secretary Craig Price to testify about Governor Noem’ security costs today
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee will hear a bill today that would expand the information available on the security costs for Governor Kristi Noem. Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price says the security is set by his department. Noem has traveled across the country in the past year, making campaign… Read more »
One person dead, three others injured in two car crash near Winner
WINNER, S.D.(Press Release) – One person died and three others were injured Wednesday night in a two-vehicle crash east of Winner. Names of the four people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 1995 Chevrolet GMT 400 pickup was southbound on South Dakota Highway 49 when the driver failed to… Read more »
Second man charged in the murder of Adalberto Ferrer-Machado plead not guilty
MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- A second man charged in a fatal shooting in downtown Mitchell last month pleaded not guilty to several counts on Thursday. 28-year old Luis Perez-Melendez is charged with first degree murder, second degree murder, and manslaughter. On the night of January 9th, Perez-Melendez and 27-year old Jose Morales Acevedo allegedly went to the… Read more »
Senate State Affairs Committee delays vote on sports betting
PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- The Senate State Affairs Committee delays action on a bill to allow sports betting in Deadwood. The committee could not take action on Senate Bill 44 because of the lack of a prison and jail cost impact statement. The vote will come later. This follows on the passage if Constitutional Amendment ‘B’ in… Read more »
Mask Mandate bill SB 125 barely passes out of Senate committee
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Senate will debate the merits of a statewide mask mandate. Senate Bill 125 survived a rocky road through the Senate Health and Services Committee despite all proponent testimony on the measure. Senator V. J. Smith of Brookings, where mask mandates seem to be working says he struggles with its approval…… Read more »
A Hitchcock man drowns in a lake in Clark County
WILLOW LAKE, S.D.(Mike Tanner, Alpha Media)–A man has drowned while ice fishing on a lake in Clark County. Sheriff Robert McGraw says authorities were called to Dry Lake #2, about four miles north of the town of Willow Lake, Wednesday morning on a report of a man who’d gone fishing there Tuesday night, but never… Read more »
Cold weather set to arrive in today
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A strong cold front will bring in snow, wind and much colder temperatures. Brad Temeyer of the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says the front will bring the coldest are of the winter. Temeyer says the pattern will stay cold for a while. January just wrapped up with much above normal temperatures… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reported 6 COVID-19 related deaths while active cases and hospitalizations both dropped
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 6 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases and hospitalizations dropped, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death toll now at 1,788. The state had 174 new confirmed cases and 203 recoveries, lowering active infections 2,517. Those hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
Redfield to do the Polar Plunge on March 13th for Special Olympics
REDFIELD, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Coming up in March the city of Redfield is hosting the Redfield Polar Plunge. Event Manager Jill Kvanli tells us how this came about. Kvanli explains how the Polar Plunge is taking place at a parking lot and not a lake. Kvanli tells us how to register for the event. Kvanli explains how… Read more »