PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Trail of Governors Foundation, based in Pierre, has received a $10,000 CARES Relief Act grant from the South Dakota Humanities Council. The money is being allocated to payment of the artists commissioned to create the next three statues for the trail. These statues cost $72,000 each and were to… Read more »
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Committee trying to find help for first responders
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The “Mental Health of First Responders” interim committee of the South Dakota legislature met again last week. The committee is working to find resources for first responders in dealing with the stress of their jobs. Committee vice chair, Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton, says they are getting a lot of information.… Read more »
State sales taxes up over last year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Revenue Department reports that state sales taxes in September were up about eight percent over last year and up $36 million over the estimate for the first quarter of the fiscal year. Senator Reynold Nesiba of Sioux Falls says the state is seeing the results of lots… Read more »
Delta Dental Van to be in Aberdeen Oct. 26-30
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Delta Dental Van will be in Aberdeen again October 26-30. Dental care is provided to children/young adults ages 0-21. This care includes: evaluation and treatment. If you have children who do not have a dental home and have not seen a dentist in two years or more in the… Read more »
House Speaker Haugaard struggling back from COVID
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – House Speaker Steve Haugaard of Sioux Falls is struggling back from a bout with COVID-19. He said it has been a difficult time. He said that his fever spiked up to 105. He had to go the emergency room a couple of times. Haugaard says COVID-19 is nothing… Read more »
Active cases continue to increase, no new COVID-related deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s active cases of COVID continued to climb, but there were no new deaths according to figures released today by the South Dakota Department of Health. The state had 564 new cases and 191 new recoveries, increasing the amount of active infections to 8,388 (there were 6,062 one week ago).… Read more »
Shelter officials say 35 rescued dogs were starving, inbred
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Shelter officials say 35 dogs rescued near Whitewood last week were starving and inbred. Jennifer McCambridge of the Western Hills Humane Society tells the Rapid City Journal they’re skinny, they’re bloated with worms, they have diarrhea and were fighting over food to survive. The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office initially said 24… Read more »
Retired police officer suspended from work after posting burning BLM flag
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Rebekah Tuchscherer rtuchscherer@aberdeennews.com) – A contract employee for the U.S. Marshals Service has been suspended from work after posting a burning Black Lives Matter flag on his personal Facebook page. Jeff Carlson, a retired Aberdeen Police Department and school resource officer, was suspended from his contracted position as a security officer at… Read more »
NSU to present ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Northern State University Theatre Program will present “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” this week in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theatre at the Johnson Fine Arts Center. Putting together a live theater production during a pandemic is a challenge, according to Kane Anderson, Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing at NSU… Read more »
One killed, two injured in crash near Rowena
ROWENA, S.D. (Press release) – One person died and two others were injured Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash near Rowena. Names of the three people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2001 Ford Explorer was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 42, near the intersection with 483rd Avenue, when… Read more »