BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Divers have discovered the body of a missing 10-year-old boy in a South Dakota pond. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader reports the boy went missing Thursday night in Brookings. Police discovered his bike and sandals near a pond later that night. A Brookings Fire Department dive team searched the pond for… Read more »
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Oklahoma man identified in motorcycle crash west of Lead
LEAD, S.D. (Press Release) – An Oklahoma man has been identified as the person who died in a motorcycle crash west of Lead on Friday, June 26, 2020. A 2004 Harley Davidson FLSTCI was eastbound on U.S. Highway 14 when the driver failed to negotiate a left-hand curve. The motorcycle went into the right ditch… Read more »
Tornado confirmed near Wetonka Saturday night
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) —The National Weather Service has confirmed an Independence Day tornado northwest of Aberdeen. The tornado touched down three miles northwest of Wetonka, in McPherson County at 7:35 p.m. Saturday, and stayed on the ground for more than 2 ½ miles, carving a path of destruction 150 yards wide. The heaviest damage was… Read more »
Noem says effort underway to undo American legacy
KEYSTONE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem hosted President Trump at a return to the fireworks show at Mt Rushmore Friday night. Noem, in her speech to the crowd, said there is an effort underway to undo the American legacy. Noem says history can teach important lessons. Noem says the ideals of the… Read more »
Man missing in Missouri River identified
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Authorities have identified a man missing in the Missouri River since Friday afternoon. The Stanley County Sheriff’s Office says 37-year-old Lee Weber is presumed drowned. He dove into the river just before 3 p.m. Friday approximately two miles northwest of Fort Pierre. Weber went into the river trying to save… Read more »
Dakota News Now adds reporter for Pierre Bureau
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Dakota News Now, the television news organization created with the merger of KDLT and KSFY TV in Sioux Falls finally has their new Pierre Bureau staffed. Austin Goss graduated from Indiana University last year and has experience covering all forms government news in the Texas Capital of Austin. Goss says South… Read more »
Johnson co-sponsoring bill to allow meat processing plants to sell across state lines
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson is co-sponsoring a bill called the “DIRECT Act” that would allow small meat processing plants to sell their products across state lines. Johnson says it would help with the livestock backlog and meat shortages. Johnson says many state inspection standards are the same as federal rules.… Read more »
Saturday storm uproots trees, flips camper
Bolts of lightning across the sky were a common sight Saturday evening. Courtesy Photo by Mike Scott ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – An Independence Day light show from Mother Nature yielded little rain for the Aberdeen area, but some intense wind gusts. And, the strongest wind gusts came after the storm passed through… Read more »
Appropriations Committee waiting on rules for federal funding
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A South Dakota legislative committee signed off on two percent increases for state employees, health care workers and state aid to education. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, a member of the Joint Appropriations Committee, says they along with Governor Kristi Noem are waiting on rules for spending the $1.2 billion the… Read more »
President of Bankers Association retiring
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The long time President of the South Dakota Bankers Association, Curt Everson, has announced he will be retiring this year. Everson, who was in state government before joining the Bankers, says he has a lot of respect for the legislators he has worked with. Everson says the association got involved in… Read more »