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July 16, 2025

Senator Rounds secures National Defense victories in Senate Armed Services Committee’s Fiscal Year 2026 NDAA

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KXLG) –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, released the following statement on the committee’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. This is the 11th NDAA that Rounds has helped author as a member of… Read more »

July 16, 2025

Flow-testing fire hydrants happening now along 13th Ave SW to Melgaard Rd

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 10:30am Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, the Aberdeen Fire Rescue will begin flow-testing fire hydrants in the following area: 13th Ave. SW to Melgaard Rd. Between 5th St. & S. 12th St. The fire department will be opening hydrants and residents will experience some water pressure changes, and in some… Read more »

July 16, 2025

14-year-old Fort Pierre boy dead following shooting in Pierre

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- A 14 year old boy from Fort Pierre is dead after a shooting incident Tuesday afternoon in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says at approximately 2:45pm Tuesday, Patrol Officers were dispatched to the 2900 Block of E. Green Street in Pierre. At the scene, they found a deceased 14 year old… Read more »

July 15, 2025

Ukrainian family living in Watertown now face potential deportation

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- A Ukrainian family who sought refuge in Watertown from the ongoing war in their homeland is facing a critical deadline, with their humanitarian parole set to expire on August 17, 2025. This comes after their appeal for asylum was recently denied, leaving them with just 33 days to find a solution or face… Read more »

July 15, 2025

Senator Rounds to now back Rescissions bill

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)-  Senator Mike Rounds announced Tuesday that he will now back the 9.4 billion dollar rescission package. Senator Rounds posted on social media the following: “We wanted to make sure tribal broadcast services in South Dakota continued to operate which provide potentially lifesaving emergency alerts.  We worked with the Trump administration to find Green… Read more »

July 15, 2025

David Shangreaux, Jr. sentenced to life in prison

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man has been sentenced to life in prison without the opportunity for parole after earlier being found guilty of Second Degree Murder in the November 2023 stabbing death of 17-year-old Evie Maxey in Pierre. David Shangreaux, Jr., 25, was sentenced Tuesday in… Read more »

July 15, 2025

Three teenagers arrested following vehicle burglaries in Watertown

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–Watertown police have arrested and charged three teenage boys after eight vehicles were burglarized and one was stolen in various parts of the city over the weekend. Items stolen from the vehicles included cash, cigarettes, alcohol and a nine-millimeter pistol. The vehicle that was stolen was a 2020 Mazda that was later found… Read more »