ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Midwest Shrine Convention will take place in Aberdeen July 31-Aug. 3. There are a variety of activities planned, including two parades, a concert and competitions. Devin Reints, Director General, said that Aberdeen last hosted the event in 2008. He said Shriners will start showing up on Wednesday, but that everything… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Revenue Department Secretary projecting drop in revenue next year
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The interim Joint Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature got an update on expected tax revenue for the 2020 fiscal year at their meeting in Pierre Monday. Revenue Department Secretary Jim Terwilliger says he is projecting a drop in revenue next year. Terwilliger says they see sales taxes continuing a… Read more »
Zebra mussels continual problem along Missouri River
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – While the recent discovery of zebra mussels in Lake Sharpe raised alarms, damages are being done further down the Missouri River. Tom Curran, Operations Manager at Gavins Point Dam near Yankton says they have been dealing with zebra mussels for several years. Curran says they have continual problems with the heat… Read more »
Highway Patrol to focus on illegal drug trade
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The new Superintendent of the South Dakota Highway Patrol says their troopers will be doing more than just pulling over speeders. Colonel Rick Miller says they will be actively working to stem the flow of methamphetamines into the state. Miller says they have new troopers focused on the illegal drug trade.… Read more »
Yankton City Commission approves selling bonds for new aquatics center
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton City Commission Monday night approved selling up to $14 million in revenue bonds to finance construction of the Huether Family Aquatic Center in Memorial Park. Toby Morris with Dougherty & Company, an investment banking firm, told the commission they will start with the taxes raised yearly. Morris says the… Read more »
City to spray for mosquitoes Wednesday night
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide spray for Wednesday, July 24 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The alternate night would be Thursday, July 25 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. The Adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph. … Read more »
Bismarck, Fargo among top places to raise a family
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WalletHub) – With wedding season over and many young families seeking to put down roots in places of opportunity, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best & Worst Places to Raise a Family as well as accompanying videos. To determine the most family-friendly places in America, WalletHub compared more… Read more »
Sentencing delayed for man found guilty in fish farm scheme
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sentencing has been delayed for a former executive who defrauded investors in a scheme to build an $11 million fish farm in South Dakota. Tim Burns was found guilty of defrauding investors in Global Aquaponics near Brookings. Investors put up money for what was supposedly to be a high-tech indoor… Read more »
Six people inside camper that tipped over during weekend storm
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A camper at the Okobojo Point Campground that blew over Saturday night had six people inside when 75 to nearly 80 mile an hour winds rushed through central South Dakota last weekend. Mandi Trebbe and friend Ashley Schlichenmayer-Okroi were at the campground with a new camper for the weekend. Trebbe says… Read more »
Forensic genealogy could play role in identifying man shot decades ago
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officials are hoping forensic genealogy will help identify a man shot to death decades ago in western South Dakota. The man’s skeletal remains were found by trappers near St. Onge in Lawrence County in February 2000. An autopsy determined the man died of multiple gunshots between 1997 and… Read more »