HECLA, S.D. (WNAX) – President Trump revoked California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards. The move is concerning for the U.S. ethanol industry hoping to serve that market. Past South Dakota Corn Grower’s President Troy Knecht serves on the Board of Directors for the American Coalition for Ethanol. He says the move by… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Tax collections at State Fair increase
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — Tax collections at the 2019 South Dakota State Fair have increased by 5.79 percent compared to last year. The latest figures from the five-day fair in Huron, S.D., show $217,923 in total tax collections, which is an increase from last year’s total of $206,000. The 2019 fair featured 435 vendors—an… Read more »
City to spray for mosquitoes Monday night
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Monday, Sept. 23 between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and Midnight. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph. The mosquito control trucks are identified and travel with a flashing yellow light. To ensure… Read more »
Corps attempting to move stored water
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers continues to adjust releases from dams on the Missouri River in an attempt to move stored water, while trying to avoid further downstream flooding. Mike Swenson, with the water management office at Corps Headquarters in Omaha, says storage went up last week. Swenson says releases from Gavins… Read more »
Four-way stop planned for intersection of fatal accident
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Department of Transportation announced that they are working to install additional traffic control measures at the intersection of Highways 34 and 37 in Sanborn County, changing it from a two-way stop to a four-way stop. “Keeping South Dakota safe is our number one… Read more »
Cold front moving across the state today
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KWAT) — A cold front moving across South Dakota today and tonight could be the trigger point for the development of severe storms. National Weather Service forecaster Renee Wise says some of the storms could be severe. Wise says the strongest storms in northeast South Dakota are expected to occur during the overnight… Read more »
Watertown crash now considered a homicide investigation
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A stunning development today in the investigation of a fatal car crash on Highway 212 in Watertown. Police don’t believe it was an accident that took the life of 43 year-old Dawn Meyer. Assistant Police Chief Tim Toomey says investigators working the case believe the 16 year-old boy from Moorhead, Minnesota… Read more »
Crews continuing to work on Interstate 90
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Department of Transportation crews have been working this week to create a water barrier along the westbound lanes of Interstate 90, just east of Exit 357 (Bridgewater), to divert the water from continuing to overtop the interstate. Traffic will still be reduced to one lane each direction east… Read more »
ABBY awards handed out
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Several community awards were handed out Thursday night at the 25th Annual ABBY Awards Program, held at the Dakota Event Center of Aberdeen. The ABBY Awards program is hosted by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Aberdeen Development Corporation. The program recognizes outstanding businesses and organizations… Read more »
Deputy Secretary of Education visits Riggs High School
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mick Zais (zay-ss) toured some of the Career and Technical Education classrooms at T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre Thursday morning. Zais says work is being done at the federal level to make technical education more affordable. Zais says there’s a big gap between the… Read more »