PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – A total of 15 sobriety checkpoints in 12 different counties are planned during the month of February by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. The monthly checkpoints are designed to discourage drivers from drinking and then driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and… Read more »
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Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The Federal Reserve has indicated they will not raise interest rates for the next couple of years. South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Adam says that is reassuring to businesses and farmers. Adam says those low rates are not good for savers. Some fifteen-year mortgage rates have fallen below two percent.
USDA’s Farm Service Agency suspending payments on farm loans due
WASHINTON,D.C.(WNAX)- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency has suspended past due debt collections and foreclosures for borrowers under the Farm Storage Facility Loan and Direct Farm Loan programs. FSA Loan Manager in USDA’s South Dakota state office Ryan Vandenberg says producers with past due loans should contact their county FSA offices. He says… Read more »
SD added 7 COVID-related deaths, active cases & hospitalizations continue to decline
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 7 more COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalization continued to drop, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths moved the state’s overall death toll to 1,775. The state had 115 new confirmed cases and 274 recoveries, lowering active infections by… Read more »
Wayne Smith out as head coach of Roncalli boys basketball
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Jenna Ortiz Aberdeen American News)- Wayne Smith is out, and Rick Kline will coach the Roncalli High School boys basketball team for the rest of the season, Athletic Director Terry Dosch said Friday. Smith coached in a Thursday night victory against Sisseton but is no longer with the team. It was Smith’s second season… Read more »
HB-1076 now heading to the SD Senate
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A bill that would not allow changes to gender on a birth certificate is half way through the legislative process in South Dakota. HB-1076 was defeated in a House committee, smoked out to the House floor and passed on a vote of thirty nine to thirty one. House Majority Leader Kent Peterson of… Read more »
SD Board of Regents provide update on their business & financial practices
PIERRE, SD(WNAX)- A task force is working through the details of a bill passed by the South Dakota legislature last year. SB-55 mandated that the Board of Regents study their business and financial practices and come up with a report by November of this year. Regents Executive Director Brian Maher says he clearly heard the question. Maher says the task force meets again this spring. Maher appeared before the legislatures Joint Committee on Appropriations.
Water will be turned off at Wylie Park Monday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Water to be off Monday, February 1st 2021 Beginning at approximately 9:00 AM on Monday, February 1st, 2021, water will be off in the following area to install a water line: On 20th Ave NW & 24th Ave NW beginning West of North 19th Street – including… Read more »
Aberdeen City Council approves placement of a new mural in downtown
(Photo courtesy of Aberdeen American News) ABERDEEN, S.D.(Elia Sand, esand@aberdeennews.com)-Aberdeen city officials approved the placement of a new mural in downtown Aberdeen. The mural will be painted off site with the finished product installed on the north side of 605 S. Main St. That building, formerly occupied by Anchors of Faith, is now home to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)-The House Local Government Committee of the South Dakota Legislature effectively killed a bill that would have revised the rights of landlords and tenants when tenants abandon a rented property. Prime sponsor, Representative Tina Mulally of Rapid City has rental properties and some issues when a tenet leaves personal belongings behind. Representative Will Mortentson of… Read more »