MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- The head coach for the Mitchell Post 18 Legion baseball team and a member of the Mitchell Baseball Association board are facing charges for failing to report alleged crimes. In a Tuesday news release, Pennington County State’s Attorney Lara Roetzel alleged 43-year old Luke Norden and 48-year old Jeremy Borgan had “knowledge of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – ACT has released its 2023 results. South Dakota students earned an average composite score of 21.1, which is above the national average and the highest in the region. Nearly 60 percent of the state’s 2023 graduates took the ACT. “South Dakota’s ACT scores are good,” said Secretary of Education Joseph Graves.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Aberdeen City Manager Robin Bobzien addressed the council Tuesday on the issues of job opening & descriptions of those positions. Bobzien talks about relabeling the Planning & Zoning Commission. Bobzien suggest putting the Economic Development Director will fall under Community Development Director. Mayor Travis Schaunaman & Councilman Rob Ronayne suggest bringing this up… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, Governor Kristi Noem ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide effective immediately until sunset on Friday October 13th, 2023, in support of the State of Israel. “South Dakota, America, and the world must stand firm in our resolve to support the Israeli people,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “We… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — The South Dakota Department of Corrections has selected a 320-acre site south of Harrisburg for the new men’s penitentiary. Regardless of where it’s located, the new prison isn’t likely to be a neighborhood favorite.  The Legislature and Governor have been working in the direction of replacing the old prison, which… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–An effort is underway to bring refugees from war-torn Ukraine to South Dakota to find work and start a new life. It’s called Freedom’s Haven. Mike Cartney is the now retired President of Lake Area Technical College, and is working on getting refugees to Watertown, and get them employed. He says some have already… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Tuesday’s Brown County Commission meeting, the commissioners discussed NACO(National Association of Counties) recommendation to support the National Center for Public Land Counties. Commissioner Chair Duane Sutton explains that Brown County qualified for $100,000. Commissioner Mike Wiese talks about the reputation that NACO has. There is a fee of one percent to receive… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- During the open forum of Tuesday’s Brown County Commission meeting, commissioners received reactions following last week’s meeting when they were introduced to Gevo. Spink County landowner Ed Fischbach responded to what Gevo say last week about if there is no pipeline, the industry would have to go. Fischbach talks more about how financially… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- The US Senate is not in session this week, but before the break, Senator John Thune held the Senate’s Republican leadership press conference.  He says when they return, they should be focused on one issue. He says their next deadline is fewer than six weeks away. Thune also talked about the situation at… Read more »