ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Plans are being finalized for an event called Brown County Summer Fest, which will take place at the Brown County Fairgrounds Aug. 12-16. The event came about when the Brown County Commission voted on an unanimous recommendation from the Brown County Fair Board to postpone this year’s county fair. Brown County… Read more »
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Oglala Sioux Tribe suspends president, lifts lockdown
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) — The Oglala Sioux Tribe has suspended its tribal president for 30 days and lifted a three-day lockdown he issued to stop the potential spread of COVID-19. The Rapid City Journal reports that the tribal council suspended President Julian Bear Runner during an emergency meeting. Council members were upset they could… Read more »
Search continues for missing Pierre man
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The search for a missing 37 year-old Pierre man continues in the Missouri River. The Stanley County Sheriff’s Office says officials are reducing the size of the search after talking it over with Lee Weber’s family. Weber, the Chief Deputy for the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office, dove into the river Friday… Read more »
Noem has no plans to run for president in 2024
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) – Governor Kristi Noem says she has absolutely no plans to run for President in 2024. She was taking questions from the Center of the American Experiment ‘live’ on Facebook. Noem’s just glad to be back in South Dakota after eight years in Washington. She started her day yesterday looking after her… Read more »
Rounds skeptical about bounty information
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – There have been reports that Russia offered bounties to Taliban militants for killing U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and that information was given to President Trump in briefings in February. The White House has denied that the President was given that information as it was found not credible. South Dakota Senator Mike… Read more »
Brookings City Council sticks with pandemic restrictions
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The Brookings City Council voted to stick with the current pandemic restrictions for another 60-days. They had given first reading June 9 to a new ordinance that would have changed those restrictions to guidelines. That was amended June 30 to go back to the original emergency restrictions. City Manager Paul Briseno… Read more »
CorTrust Bank named ‘Best Bank in South Dakota’
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – For the second year in a row, CorTrust Bank has been named “Best Bank in South Dakota” by Forbes Magazine. That was based on a survey of bank customers in each state. CorTrust C.E.O. Jack Hopkins says they believe its due to their employees and a focus on customer service.… Read more »
Police reform bills stuck in Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Bills to reform policing across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis have gotten stuck in Congress. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the process has stalled. Johnson says there are big differences between the House and Senate. Johnson says he hopes they can get… Read more »
Resident not happy with Pierre’s temporary suspension of fireworks ordinance
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre City Commission heard from at least one resident in person who did not care for the city’s temporary suspension of fireworks ordinances on July 3-4. Larry Lantz used the public comment period of Tuesday night’s Pierre City Commission meeting to express his frustration. The City Commission voted to approve… Read more »
State’s active COVID cases drop by 11
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s current active cases of COVID-19 decreased by 11 according to numbers released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 79 new confirmed cases to go along with 90 new recoveries, lowering the active infections to 864 (there were 800 a week ago). The number of… Read more »