ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, July 23, due to chip sealing of the parking lot. However, Senior Meals and Meals on Wheels will be delivered as normal.
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Attorney General wants to find areas of cooperation with tribes
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The State – Tribal Relations Committee of the South Dakota legislature had tribal checkpoints on their meeting agenda today. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says he would rather talk than meet the tribes in court. The Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Sioux Tribes have put checkpoints on federal and state highways into… Read more »
Man arrested in biggest crime scene in Rapid City history
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) — Police arrested a 33-year-old Rapid City man, after an early morning crime spree which ranged from armed assault to unlawful entry to vehicle theft. They say it’s the biggest crime scene in the city’s history, ranging from North Haines to the city’s southwest corner. Police investigators say prosecutors are still… Read more »
State’s active COVID-19 cases drop by nine
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of active COVID-19 infections dropped by nine in numbers released by the Department of Health today. South Dakota has 76 new confirmed cases to go along with 85 new recoveries, lowering the active cases to 820 (there were 864 one week ago). The number of deaths remained the… Read more »
Welcome home ceremony for Army National Guard soldiers Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A welcome home ceremony is scheduled for 110 soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company at the Civic Center in Aberdeen on Saturday, July 25 at 2:30 p.m. The soldiers are returning home after serving on a 10-month… Read more »
Cause of grass fire northwest of Fort Pierre unknown
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The cause of a grassland fire about six miles northwest of Fort Pierre early Monday afternoon is unknown at this time. Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief Tye Odden says local and federal firefighters responded. Vegetation on top may look lush and green, but Odden says there’s plenty… Read more »
Sioux Falls couple arrested in ax, crowbar attack in dispute over TV
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls couple is facing criminal charges after police say they broke into an apartment armed with an ax and crowbar in a dispute over a TV. Police say the 23-year-old woman and 21-year-old man are facing charges of aggravated assault, burglary and cruelty to a minor. According to… Read more »
Piedmont man identified in fatal crash west of Union Center
UNION CENTER, S.D. (Press Release) – A Piedmont, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Union Center. A 1998 Honda Civic was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it crossed the center line and into the path of a 1996 Peterbilt Tractor Trailer… Read more »
Plans in place for Brown County Summer Fest
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Final plans are now in place for the Brown County Summer Fest. The event takes place Aug. 7-16 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Brown County Commission Chair Rachel Kippley explained how Summer Fest came into being following the postponement of this year’s Brown County Fair. Kippley said the bulk of the… Read more »
Sturgis City Council approves purchasing building for events center
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – With the closure of the Boulder Canyon Event Center, the city of Sturgis has its eye on a Main Street building for sale that could serve as a new downtown events center. After two hours of discussion Monday night, the council, on a 6-3 vote, approved beginning the purchase agreement to… Read more »