MARION, S.D. (WNAX) – The pandemic has changed services for utilities with more people working from home and some businesses cutting back or shutting down. Brad Schardin, Manager of Southeastern Electric Cooperative based in Marion, says they have seen the shifts. Schardin says while some of their big electric users have cut back, they are… Read more »
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SDHSAA adopts policy changes in light of pandemic
PIERRE, S.D. (GoWatertown.net) — The South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors held a special meeting on Monday, Aug. 24. One item on the agenda was the consideration of temporary changes to the SDHSAA Constitution in regards to students at schools who are unable to compete in fall 2020 activities due to county,… Read more »
Triceratops skull unearthed in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A seven-foot-long triceratops skull has been unearthed in South Dakota by a group from Westminister College. A geology professor and students from the Missouri college were excavating fossil remains last year at the Grand River National Grassland when they were alerted that a rancher had discovered something unusual poking out… Read more »
Rapid City Police investigating double homicide
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Rapid City Police are investigating an overnight shooting incident as a double homicide. Police were called around 10:40 Monday night, Aug. 24. Police say they were dispatched to 880 East Meadowlark Road in the area of Thompson Park for a report of a disturbance in progress. While police were en-route… Read more »
State’s number of active COVID cases decreases, no new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – For the first time in a week, the state’s number of active COVID-19 infections decreased according to numbers released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 80 new cases, along with 120 new recoveries, lowering the amount of active cases to 1,530. That number is still well… Read more »
Wisconsin man identified in fatal crash north of Sisseton
SISSETON, S.D. (Press Release) – A Rice Lake, WI man has been identified as the person who died late Friday night in a pedestrian-vehicle crash north of Sisseton. A 2007 GMC Yukon was northbound in the driving lane when it hit 46-year-old Cornelius Kirk, Jr., who was walking partially on the roadway and the shoulder… Read more »
Former South Dakota lawyer pleads not guilty in fraud scheme
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former western South Dakota lawyer accused in a trust account scheme has pleaded not guilty to 30 counts of wire fraud, ten counts money laundering and one count of bank fraud. Forty-eight-year-old Rena Hymans, of Vale, appeared in federal court Monday. She was indicted last week by a federal… Read more »
Aberdeen Police Department offering reward in car burglaries
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Police Department reported another round of car burglaries Monday Night on its Facebook page. The APD has taken five reports of vehicles being entered and personal items stolen in the following areas: ~ 600 block of N Washington Street ~ 1300 block of N Washington Street ~ 1000… Read more »
Weig shares thoughts on becoming new Aberdeen Fire Chief
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Joel Weig is the new Aberdeen Fire Chief. Weig has been with the department for more than two decades. He talked about the changes that will take place in his transition from Battalion Chief to the head of Aberdeen Fire Rescue. Few people ever grow up dreaming about becoming a firefighter,… Read more »
Rounds says bailout of Postal Service not needed
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. House passed a $25 billion bailout of the U.S. Postal Service in a weekend session. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says that’s not needed. Democrats in the House are concerned that changes made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy are aimed at slowing down the delivery of ballots by election… Read more »