PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Department of Health Wednesday provided an update on the latest regarding COVID-19. State epidemiologist Josh Clayton gave an update on the latest CDC guidelines regarding those who have received the COVID-19 vaccination. South Dakota Secretary of Health, Kim Malsam-Rysdon said there will be an increase in allocation and provided an… Read more »
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New ice arena in Watertown receive boost from anonymous donor
WATERTOWN, S.D.(AlphaMedia)–Hopes of building a new multi-purpose ice arena in Watertown got a big boost Tuesday with an announcement from Councilman Ried Holien (ho-leen), who chairs the local Ice Arena Committee. The Watertown Hockey Association last month committed to raising a minimum two million dollars toward the arena, and the Watertown Figure Skate Club has… Read more »
‘Born alive’ bill awaiting Noem’s signature
PIERRE, S.D.(Argus Leader)- A bill requiring doctors who deliver babies born after failed abortion attempts to give them the same care they would any other baby is one step from becoming law. The South Dakota Senate voted 32-3 Tuesday to pass House Bill 1051, sending it to the governor’s office where it awaits Gov. Kristi… Read more »
One person dead following house fire in Yankton
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- One person has died in an overnight house fire in Yankton. Assistant Yankton Fire Chief Larry Nickles says they got the call about 12:30AM. Temperatures were below zero at the time and Nickles says the cold caused some problems. Nickles says they got to the victim fairly quickly. Nickles says there were three… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reported no new COVID-19 Deaths for the 3rd day in a row
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths for the 3rd straight day, while active cases & hospitalizations both went down, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death remains at 1,844. The state had 95 new confirmed cases and 224 recoveries, decreasing active infections to… Read more »
Media availability call at 11:30 on KSDN
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:30 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.
Southwest Power Pool provided updates on the latest on blackouts taking place Tuesday
LITTLE ROCK, A.R.(DRGNews & AlphaMedia)- People in South Dakota and about a dozen other states in the central part of the US are being asked to continue conserving energy this morning to help reduce the huge demand on the electrical power grid brought on by widespread and extreme cold weather conditions. The Southwest Power Pool… Read more »
State Senator Greenfield announce his intentions going forward
WATERTOWN, S.D.(AlphaMedia)-Brock Greenfield of Clark released a statement on his political future Tuesday. The longtime State Senator from Clark announced he will seek the nomination for the office of Commissioner of School and Public Lands in the 2022 election cycle. Greenfield says the man who holds that job now–Ryan Brunner–has done an excellent job, and… Read more »
Budget numbers have been reached by SD Joint Appropriations Committee
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- After some negotiations last week, members of the Joint Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature agreed on budget numbers. Senator Reynold Nesiba of Sioux Falls says the current budget got a big bump. Nesiba, a democrat, says the committee took a conservative turn on the revenue numbers. Nesiba says the revenue estimate… Read more »
New York man pleads not guilty to 3 counts of murders Tuesday
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KBHB) – A New York man charged in three murders here in South Dakota pleaded not guilty before Seventh Circuit Court Judge Robert Gusinsky Tuesday. Arnson Absolu, 36, is accused of killing 29-year-old Ashley Nagy, 26-year-old Charles Red Willow and 22-year-old Dakota Zaiser. Nagy and Red Willow were found dead of gunshot wounds… Read more »