WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–Another fall enrollment record at Lake Area Technical College (LATC) in Watertown. President Tiffany Sanderson says the final student headcount came in at 2,321. Sanderson says the growth continues because of the great value and job placement possibilities a technical education brings to young students looking to acquire skills in high-demand occupations. Sanderson says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Miss Hub City Scholarship Program is coming up this Sunday at the Aberdeen Civic Theatre here in Aberdeen.  Former Miss South Dakota Kaitlin O’Neill of Groton provides a preview. O’Neill runs down the itinerary for Saturday here in Aberdeen. O’Neill inform the public the time of the event and is free & open… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Press Release) – Sanford Health has been named one of America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025 by Forbes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. “Our Sanford family has grown in the last year as we have expanded our mission to care, comfort and cure in more communities throughout the upper Midwest. Every day, I am… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Members of the Freedom Caucus in the South Dakota legislature aren’t bending…they say “no” to a new men’s penitentiary in Sioux Falls. Legislators will meet in a special session in two weeks to decide whether to approve the 650-million dollar facility. Lieutenant Governor Tony Venhuizen chaired the prison task force that unanimously… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D.(Press Release)- In August, the University of South Dakota welcomed its newest incoming class of Coyotes, marking another year of strong enrollment and momentum as the state’s flagship university. USD is proud to announce that this year’s overall headcount is the second-highest to date at 10,405 students. Over the past two years, USD’s total… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota’s public university system continues its upward momentum in student enrollment. This marks the fourth consecutive year of targeted system growth and the second successive year with more than 36,000 students – a notable benchmark in the face of national challenges in higher education. More encouraging, a greater number of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Northern State University’s fall 2025 enrollment resulted in pockets of growth and areas of stability despite a decrease in first-year students. Total headcount increased from 3,708 to 3,739, and undergraduate transfer students were up 33%, the highest among the regental schools. Additionally, 69% of freshman students were retained from last fall to this… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) –South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Huron contractor has been sentenced for defrauding seven different individuals out of more than $36,000 for work not done. Julio Morales-Ortiz, 34, was sentenced Tuesday in Beadle County Circuit Court after earlier pleading guilty to one count of Theft by Deception. He was… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Connections were held Thursday at the K.O.Lee Public Library.  Jeremy Storly of Cornerstones Career Learning Center was a speaker. Storly discussed the mission of Cornerstones Career Learning Center. Storly talks about the programs that they do. Storly talks about the area that Aberdeen covers in the region.… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–A Watertown woman charged with more than seventy child porn counts was in court Wednesday for a change of plea hearing. Gracie Stanton agreed to plead guilty to 16 total counts as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. Stanton pled guilty to one count of Distribution of Child Pornography, five counts of… Read more »