WEBSTER, S.D. (KWAT) — Day County authorities have released the name of a duck hunter who died in a boating accident on Bitter Lake south of Waubay over the weekend. Thirty eight-year-old Anthony Larsen of Lonsdale, Minnesota drowned after the boat he and two other hunters were in began taking on water. Two conservation officers… Read more »
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Officials continue investigation of plane found north of Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Officials have confirmed that the plane found on Monday night north of Aberdeen is the one that was reported missing about two weeks ago. According to information from the Brown County Emergency Management, the registered owner of the plane was Gerald Seliski, 70, of rural Hecla. He was confirmed as the… Read more »
Corp of Engineers to hold fall public meeting in Fort Pierre
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its annual fall public meeting on Missouri River Mainstem System operations tomorrow in Fort Pierre. Deputy director of public affairs for the Corps’ Northwestern Division Eileen Williamson says the meeting starts at 10am CT at the Casey Tibbs Conference Center. Williamson… Read more »
Three Aberdeen residents arrested for burglaries of storage units
ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook) – A joint investigation conducted by the Aberdeen Police Department, the Brown County Sheriff’s Office, and the Division of Criminal Investigation culminated in the arrests of three suspects for the recent rash of storage unit burglaries. DeWayne Detanuski Ross, age 30 of Aberdeen, was arrested and charged with parole violation, ingesting… Read more »
Man in Sioux Falls steals car with baby in back seat
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police say a man stole a car from outside a convenience store without realizing a 2-year-old child was strapped in the back seat. Police say the 36-year-old man stole the vehicle around 8 a.m. Monday. The child’s mother had left the car unlocked and running in the parking… Read more »
Rounds wants to know why EPA changed ethanol formula
WASHINGTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Ethanol backers are unhappy with new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency that could reduce the gallons of ethanol required to be used by oil companies. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he wants to know why the EPA changed the formula. Rounds says the law should work in favor of… Read more »
Weather issues taxing many state counties
DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (WNAX) – Fifty-eight counties in South Dakota have been included in at least one federal disaster declaration this year. Most of those came from the late winter storms and flooding. Severe storms and more flooding in late summer caused more damage. Many counties have run through their available dollars fixing that damage.… Read more »
Plane found north of Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The wreckage of a plane was found about three miles north of Aberdeen on Monday, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. While officials haven’t confirmed exact information of the aircraft, a search for a missing plane has taken place for nearly two weeks. A single-engine Cessna aircraft left Aberdeen the… Read more »
Special education costs soaring
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – One of the fastest rising costs for South Dakota schools is special education. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards, says the number of students needing services is expanding rapidly. An interim legislative committee is studying the issue but Pogany says they haven’t come to any conclusions, yet. The… Read more »
Drier trend on the horizon
ABERDEEN, S.D. (WNAX) – While it looks like a rainy week for most of the northern plains, there may be improvement ahead. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says they see a drier trend in the next seven days. Edwards says the November outlook shows above normal temperatures. Edwards says precipitation should be near normal… Read more »