PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today encouraged people living in the Big Sioux River Valley in eastern South Dakota to start preparing for record flooding. Winter snowmelt and rain have raised the water levels in Big Sioux River Valley areas north of Watertown to south of Sioux Falls. At this time, the… Read more »
News Author: Dave Vilhauer
Board of Regents plan to bring back another scholarship proposal next year
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A needs-based scholarship program called “Dakota’s Promise” was defeated in this year’s South Dakota legislature. The top priority of the Board of Regents, President Kevin Schieffer says students lost out. Schieffer says they know legislators are balancing dollars. Schieffer says they will bring another proposal back to the legislature next year.… Read more »
Body of missing Yankton woman found in Michigan
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Menominee County Michigan Sheriff’s Office on Saturday that a body was recovered in a river in rural Menominee Township Michigan. Preliminary identification indicates that the body recovered is that of Tamara LaFramboise (la-frahm-boy) who was reported missing to the Yankton County Sheriff’s… Read more »
Aberdeen Area and NSU Employment Expo and Job Fair March 27
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Thanks to community partnerships, this month’s job fair at Northern State University will be bigger and better than ever. NSU Career Services is partnering with the South Dakota Department of Labor and Dakota Media Group, parent company of the American News, to host the Aberdeen Area and NSU Employment Expo… Read more »
10th Annual Empty Bowls event Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 10th Annual Empty Bowls event is set for Saturday, March 23. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Yelduz Shrine, 802 S. Main St.
Johnson introduces FASTER Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson has introduced a bill he calls the “FASTER Act”, or “Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations.” The bill would allow faster construction of the Mexican border wall by waiving some environmental rules. Johnson says despite his vote against the President’s emergency declaration, he does want… Read more »
Recent storm tough on calves
UNION CENTER, S.D. (WNAX) – Last week’s storm that swept across a large area of South Dakota left a lot of snow and drifting. State Senator Gary Cammack who ranches near Union Center says they had 5 to 8 inches of snow on top of the 12 inches already on the ground. He says there… Read more »
Pierre woman arrested after three-county pursuit
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A 26 year-old Pierre woman is arrested Friday after leading law enforcement on a three county vehicle pursuit. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says Central South Dakota Communications dispatched a traffic complaint to Pierre police around 6:40 p.m. Officers eventually located the reported vehicle and noticed it had a brake light… Read more »
Sanford researcher to speak at Northern Tuesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A Sanford researcher whose work examines cell trafficking defects in kidney and brain diseases will speak at Northern State University. Dr. Indra Chandrasekar will be the keynote speaker at the 2019 NSU Research, Scholarship and Creativity Forum, set for Tuesday, March 19, in Northern’s Beulah Williams Library. The event is… Read more »
Tea Area School District ‘bursting at the seams’
TEA, S.D. (AP) — Elementary schools in the Tea Area School District are “bursting at the seams” 16 years after the district was formed, according to the district superintendent. The district will open a third elementary school, expand another and has plans for a fourth, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported. The district recently decided… Read more »