PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – An old scam is targeting a Pierre area law enforcement agency. Sheriff Darin Johnson says last weekend the scammers were taking aim at the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson says his office and other law enforcement agencies don’t use phone calls to deal with warrants and tickets. Johnson says active warrants… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — Attorneys say a South Dakota teenager plans to plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of a 16-year-old Wyoming girl whose body was found in his basement last fall. The 17-year-old defendant originally was charged as an adult with alternative counts of first- and second-degree murder in the killing… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Argus Leader) — A Sioux Falls man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after authorities say he was severely beaten in the head with a baseball bat at a weekend party. Police say the 18-year-old victim and the 21-year-old assailant got involved in an altercation at a gathering of people who had been… Read more »

BLACKHAWK, S.D. (KBHB) – Sunday’s rain and hail made things worse for residents in a Blackhawk subdivision, where a sinkhole has turned their lives upside down. The hole appeared last week, leading to the evacuation of a dozen homes on East Daisy Street in the Northdale Subdivision. It’s believed an old gypsum mine lies beneath… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Between Congress and the Federal Reserve about $6 trillion has been spent and made available to patch up the sinking economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. South Dakota Senator John Thune says it’s not free money. Thune says the spending has to be focused on getting the economy restarted.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Hughes County Commission has put a hold on approving any new wind projects in the County. County Planning and Zoning officials have started to review Hughes County’s ordinances on wind energy development. Commissioner Roger Inman says there are some areas of focus. The moratorium would prevent a wind project from… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – There will be races this year at the BMX track. While the season will be slightly delayed, races are scheduled to begin on Sunday, May 24. Kyle Oswald, Track President, said that plans are in place to have races while still following recommended guidelines for social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The economy in the nine state Mid America Region is stalling badly in a reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest survey from Creighton University put the overall index at 35.1, the lowest since the recession of 2009. A reading under 50 indicates a shrinking economy. Professor Ernie Goss, who conducts… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – After classes were dismissed in mid-March, school districts had to scramble to put together distance learning packets and online classes. In that scramble some kids may have been lost. Vermillion Public School Superintendent Damon Alvey says they surveyed their families early on. Alvey says they lost contact with about two dozen… Read more »