SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Severe Weather Preparedness Week in South Dakota is April 17th through the 21st, a time to come up with a severe weather plan. Peter Rogers with the Sioux Falls National Weather Service discusses your best option if you’re driving and in the path of a tornado. A last resort would be to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- April 17-21 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week.  National Weather Service Meterologist Kelly Serr offer tips in case of severe weather. Serr explains the difference between a watch and a warning. Serr talks about what to do in case of tornado if you are in a building. Serr next talks about those who are… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Brown County Emergency Management would like to remind Brown County residents that Brown County will be sounding the outdoor warning sirens as part of SD Severe Weather Awareness Week.  Outdoor sirens will be sounded at 10:30am on Wednesday April 19th.  We also want to remind folks that these are “outdoor” warning sirens. … Read more »

INDIANAPOLIS, I.N.(HubCityRadio)-  Governor Kristi Noem on Friday signed an Executive Order 2023-04 declaring that financial institutions can’t infringe  on 2nd Amendment rights to firearms industry. Governor Noem explains why she’s doing this executive order. Noem quotes former President Thomas Jefferson. NRA President Wayne LaPierre praises Governor Noem for this act. The Executive Order goes into… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen Public Works Department is reminding business and homeowners that as of April 14, 2023, ground water from sump pumps or any standing water is not allowed to be discharged into the city sanitary sewer system.  It is recommended that discharges be to the curb and gutter outside your… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Gas prices are again starting to climb and we may see more price hikes in the near future. Shawn Steward with Triple “A” South Dakota says there is lots of pressure on crude oil prices. Steward says we are getting close to the busy travel season. Steward says average prices have risen in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at 8:00am on Monday, April 17, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for street repairs: 8th Avenue NE from North Dakota Street to Kettering Drive The road will be open intermittently for the first week of the project when concrete sawing is being performed. Local residents… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- The US Department of Transportation has approved a new, two year Essential Air Service contract allowing Denver Air Connection (DAC) to provide flights from Pierre to Minneapolis and from Pierre to Denver International Airport. Pierre Mayor Steve Harding says they need to work through the logistics for travelers to Minneapolis. Pierre had requested… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Storybook Land and the Land of Oz will be closed until further notice, due to the inclement weather we are experiencing.  Please continue to check our website at www.aberdeen.sd.us/storybookland for opening day notifications.  For more information, please call the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department at 626-7015.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – On Monday, April 17, 2023, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will begin a concrete repair project on U.S. Highway 12 from South Melgaard Road to 392nd Avenue in Aberdeen. The project consists of removing and replacing concrete. The construction operations will reduce traffic to one lane through this area.… Read more »