ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook Page) – APD started Halloween off with a bang last night! Yesterday morning, a detective was conducting a welfare check on an elderly male in the 1100 block of 11th Avenue NE. During the course of this check, the detective encountered what was later revealed to be a 60 MM M28A2… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Two killed in house explosion near Wagner
WAGNER, S.D. (AP) — Tribal police in southeastern South Dakota say two people are dead in a house explosion near Wagner. Yankton Sioux Reservation Police Chief Willard Bruguier Jr. says one adult and one child died when the house was reduced to rubble Wednesday at Wagner North Housing. Bruguier declined to further identify the victims.… Read more »
One killed in crash west of Howard
HOWARD, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Howard. Names of those involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2019 Kenworth W900 truck, pulling a grain trailer, was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 near the intersection of South Dakota Highway 25. It… Read more »
FEMA still working on spring floods in South Dakota
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Multiple rounds of disasters have kept the Federal Emergency Management Agency active in South Dakota for many months. FEMA spokesman Phil Wernisch says they have a long list of disaster assistance requests. Wernisch says there is no set time for those local governments and agencies to get payments. Wernisch says they… Read more »
Aberdeen hosting EMS Conference
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Aberdeen is hosting the 2019 Annual South Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association Conference this weekend. The event runs today through Sunday, Nov. 1-3. Educational and daytime activities will be at the Aberdeen Civic Arena and the Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, while the evening events will be at the Best Western… Read more »
Harvest one of the latest and slowest in memory
ELK POINT, S.D. (WNAX) – The 2019 harvest grinds one in what has been the latest and slowest many farmers in the region have ever seen. Elk Point area farmer Doug Hanson says they just finished soybeans this week. He says some of the delay was due to the lagging maturity of the soybeans after… Read more »
Safe Harbor and Kessler’s teaming up for another donut fundraiser
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Donut Days buffet is back. Safe Harbor and Kessler’s are once again teaming up for a fundraising effort. Kessler’s will be selling a variety of donuts from 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. both today and Saturday with half of the proceeds going to Safe Harbor. Gina Karst, Executive Director with Safe Harbor,… Read more »
Beef Quality Assurance certification needed to deliver cattle to plants
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Those who deliver cattle to processing plants are required to be transportation certified within the Beef Quality Assurance program. South Dakota BQA Coordinator Heidi Carroll says the deadline for that is Jan. 1. She says there is an in person BQA Transportation Certification training session scheduled for December at Sioux Falls… Read more »
Homeowners reminded to change clocks and smoke alarms
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota homeowners are reminded to take care of their clocks and smoke alarms this weekend. Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, Nov. 3. That means pushing clocks back one hour before going to bed Saturday night. South Dakota Fire Marshal Paul Merriman also suggests when… Read more »
Lake Area partnering with Western Governors University
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A new educational partnership was announced today at a signing ceremony at Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI). LATI is partnering with Western Governors University (WGU) in an agreement that will allow LATI graduates who’ve obtained their associates degree, and are interested in obtaining a bachelor’s degree, to seamlessly transfer their credits… Read more »