MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- The 2023 Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo has been cancelled. The Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo Committee made the announcement on Monday afternoon. The decision is based on a jury verdict in Davison County Circuit Court rendered in favor of the Corn Palace Stampede Rodeo, or CPS, and against its landlord, Horsemen’s Sports, or HSI. … Read more »
News Author: Hub City Radio Staff
Boys & Girls Club gearing up for another busy summer
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Boys & Girls Club of Aberdeen Area is preparing for another busy summer season. Megan Reshetar(Rush-a-tar) with the Boys & Girls Club talks about the open house coming up this Friday. Reshetar list the various clubs people can join throughout the summer. The Boys & Girls are looking for volunteers to run… Read more »
Brookings School Board announce new Superintendent
BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- The Brookings School Board votes to approve the contract with the district’s next superintendent, Dr. Summer Schultz. She comes to Brookings from Dell Rapids where she has served as Superintendent of Schools since 2015. School Board president Kelli Books: Books says Schultz will be involved in some key hiring decisions. The hiring follows… Read more »
National Fentanyl Awareness Day is today
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Over the past decade, the Opioid Epidemic has evolved from pharmaceutical pills to pressed pills and powders that are cut and laced with Fentanyl. A majority of American’s know someone who has been impacted or lost a loved one to the drug. That includes former KELOLAND… Read more »
Improvements made on treatments for stroke
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- While the focus is on prevention during “National Stroke Month”, there have been significant improvements in stroke treatments. Doctor D.J. Sandhu with Sanford Health in Sioux Falls says there have been breakthroughs in the last few years. Sandhu says the new treatments give doctors and patients more time. Sandhu says the extra… Read more »
SD GF&P prepping for the upcoming summer season
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Reservations at South Dakota parks are running behind expectations, but officials hope to catch up as the weather warms. Jeff Van Meeteren, Director of the Division of Parks and Recreation for the Department of Game, Fish and Parks told the GF&P Commission last week that activity in the parks is picking up. Van… Read more »
Yankton City Commission approve TIF for housing construction project
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton City Commission approved a tax increment financing district at their meeting last (Monday) night that should lead to a major downtown housing project. Nathan Stencil of the Stencil Group of Sioux Falls outlined their plans for the project. It will be located just east of the former Gurneys Seed and Nursery… Read more »
Interest rate hikes & bank failures raises concerns about banking industry
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Years of interest rate hikes and several regional bank failures have raised concerns about the banking industry. South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Adam says confidence in banking is critical. Adam says the long string of interest rate hikes is creating stress in the industry. Adam says consumers should have confidence in their… Read more »
Economist Ernie Goss comment on the debt crisis
OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- Talks are scheduled in Washington to raise the national debt ceiling. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says it will be a calamity for the U.S. if a deal isn’t reached. Yellen says that could lead to default, which Economist Professor Ernie Goss says would hit investments hard. Yellen says the nation will default if… Read more »
Looking ahead to events taking place at Dacotah Prairie Museum
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Lot is happening at Dacotah Prairie Museum in Aberdeen. MSA Director Patricia Kendall provides an update. Kendall talks about an exhibit that is now on display at the museum. Later on in May, there will be a traveling show that will through the summer. Kendall talks more about it. Kendall discuss an upcoming… Read more »