MADISON, S.D. (WNAX) – truShrimp has resumed its equity drive for their $331 million indoor shrimp farming facility in Madison, S.D. CEO and President Michael Ziebell (Zee-bull) says they were slowed down by the pandemic but are resuming in person investor socials with one held last week in Brookings. He says they have 70 individual… Read more »

The airplane carrying members of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Foward Support Company received a water salute as it arrived at Aberdeen Regional Airport on Saturday to a cheering crowd. Soldiers from the unit returned home after serving on a 10-month deployment to Europe in support… Read more »

CUSTER, S.D. (Press Release) – A Hot Springs, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Tuesday morning in a truck-motorcycle crash south of Custer. A 2008 Harley Davidson FLHTCU motorcycle and a 1989 Freightliner truck hauling gravel were both northbound on U.S. Highway 385. As the truck tried to pass the motorcycle,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Starting Aug. 1, 2020, the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation will again be requiring state residents filing for unemployment to actively search for work. The work search requirement was waived back in March because of the large number of layoffs caused by businesses closing because of COVID-19. Beginning the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The mall in Aberdeen is getting another new name. The Aberdeen Mall, formerly the Lakewood Mall, will now be known as Uptown Aberdeen. Andy Weiner, President of RockStep Capital, explained the rebranding. He said the name Uptown Aberdeen makes sense for the Hub City community. RockStep owns 10 other malls, all… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Board of Regents approved a policy that would require face masks be worn in most public areas on the six state university campuses. Regents Executive Director Brian Maher says he has had a lot of input from the presidents. Maher says they will work with federal and… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The Brookings Police Department continues their investigation into the death of 10-year-old Molu Zarpeleh (Muh-loo Zar-puh-lay), whose body was recovered from a private retention pond on Friday, July 3. Police Chief David Erickson says they canvassed the area many times seeking witnesses and video. Erickson says there is no video directly… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Members of the State – Tribal Relations Committee are unhappy that they have not had a response to a letter they sent to Governor Kristi Noem. Committee Chairman, Representative Shawn Bordeaux of Mission, asked Tribal Relations Secretary David Flute about the lack of a response. Flute says he doesn’t see a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released some preliminary findings from its investigation into the cattle markets following the Holcomb, Kansas meat plant fire last year. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the investigation was inconclusive. He says the report calls for some minor fixes that he’s tried to introduce in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Face coverings will be required in all public indoor spaces on the Northern State University campus starting this fall, as mandated by the South Dakota Board of Regents’ new tiered protocol. On Wednesday, the BOR approved adopting a tiered approach to face covering requirements for Northern and the other five… Read more »