FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Could Amtrak serve South Dakota in the future?  That idea is a passion for Dan Bilka, the Madison man behind All Aboard Northwest, an advocacy group encouraging the expansion of passenger rail service in South Dakota. Bilka has been working with subgroups of the Amtrak/Federal Railroad Administration’s Long Distance Service study and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Brown County Highway Superintendent Dirk Rogers updated the commission on various projects at Tuesday’s meeting. Rogers inform the commission that what has been done in the past can’t continue in the future. Rogers informed the budget request for this year and likely next year won’t be arriving on time. Rogers talk about having… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Tuesday’s Brown County Commission meeting, State’s Attorney Kelsi Vinger put requests for two grant applications. Vinger first request address Court Resource Home. Vinger’s other request deals with Racial & Ethnic specifically dealing with the NSU & the Oyate court. The commission approved both grants on unanimous votes.

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Thousands with lawn chairs in tow, took in the Let Freedom Fly Airshow at Pierre Regional Airport this weekend.  The show was a mix of carnival and history lesson as legendary warbirds and aerial acrobats like Bill Stein and his Edge 540 wowed the crowd. Kent Pietsch flew high above Pierre and shut… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – This week, the Aberdeen Central High School Marching Band is traveling to Washington, D.C., to represent South Dakota in the 2024 National Memorial Day Parade. The Memorial Day Parade is set for Monday, May 27, beginning at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT). The parade route is on Constitution Avenue in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Logan Manhart is running a campaign for his first term as legislator representing District 1 in the South Dakota House.  Manhart appeared on the KSDN Nightly Report to talk about his campaign. Manhart tells us about his background. Manhart talks about his priorities for District 1 and the state of South Dakota. One… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews & KCCR)-The Let Freedom Fly Airshow this weekend at Pierre Regional Airport will include all sorts of pilots from stunt pilots to military pilots.  But one sort of pilot will be prohibited from the two-day aerial extravaganza…drone pilots. Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan says anyone using a drone, even before the airshow will… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota AARP State Director Erik Gaikowski talks about some key issues seniors are looking into for the 2024 elections. Gaikowski also comment on the upcoming amendment to Medicaid expansion that deals with work requirement.  Medicaid expansion was approved by South Dakota voters in 2022. One of the reasons the South… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubcityRadio)- The 81st Boys State is set to begin on Memorial Day and run through Friday, May 31st. According to the itinerary, here’s how the schedule is planned for the week. The event begins with registration at 12pm Monday.  The first assembly they will hear from the new Director, Gene Opbrock.  There will be… Read more »

Via InsideRadio.com Alpha Media continues to lay off employees, with cuts made this week in South Dakota and Minnesota, according to multiple media reports. Brookings Radio in Brookings, SD parted ways with a half-dozen broadcasters, the Brookings Register reports. The job cuts happened Wednesday, the newspaper said, adding that the departing employees will be replaced with… Read more »