PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – South Dakota’s regular pheasant hunting season opens Saturday. If the youth and resident only on public land openers are any indication, Game, Fish and Parks conservation officer John Murphy says hunters should do well. He says some advantages for hunters this year are harvest is well ahead of the normal… Read more »

HIGHMORE, S.D. (KCCR) – A U.S. Highway 14 bridge in Hughes County now bears the name of Hyde County’s only fallen hero from the Vietnam War. The Sgt. Daniel Busse Memorial Bridge was dedicated Wednesday at the Hyde County Auditorium in Highmore. South Dakota Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Greg Whitlock says Busse’s sacrifice will… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioners pushed officials with Next Era Energy Resources to do a better job of fixing and maintaining roads in and around the Crowned Ridge Wind Project in Codington and Grant Counties. Commission Chairman Gary Hanson says he checked them out himself. Hanson says the company needs to… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – While the South Dakota legislature authorized spending almost $600 million in federal CARES Act funding during their one-day special session, some of the same issues may spill over into the 2021 regular session. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says schools will have ongoing issues and costs. Hunhoff says there was another… Read more »

HURON, S.D. (KOKK) – The Huron School District will host the state soccer finals for the first time on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. Girls and boys champions will be crowned in Class A and AA. Huron Activities Director Terry Rotert says hosting state soccer was part of the district master plan when turf was installed… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – An Aberdeen woman who admitted to stealing from two local organization has paid about $71,000 in restitution, most of which went to the Rural Firefighters Association. Paula T. Beckler, 47, of Aberdeen pleaded guilty earlier to grand theft this year and was sentenced last week to 30 days… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sanford Health and Avera Health are changing some elective surgery schedules to better handle the rise in COVID-19 cases. Sanford Chief Medical Officer, Mike Wilde, says that for the time period of October 19-23, Sanford facilities will not be adding additional elective surgery cases that require an overnight stay. “Cases… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The YAPAtorium is hosting a Fortnite Squad Damage Tournament. The free event takes place at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. You might be entering in squads, but the kill count is all your own. We’ll drop into battle as a squad, but only the highest kill count will proceed to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Area Community Foundation recently made grants totaling more than $50,000 to several local organizations for projects serving people in the Aberdeen area and beyond. The grants were supported by AACF partners the The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. These six organizations from the Knight COVID-19 Sub-fund… Read more »