PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Republican legislators on the Government Operations and Audit Committee used a survey to question school sports policies for trans gender students. Dan Swartos, Executive Director of the South Dakota High School Activities Association, was explaining the outcome of a survey sent to all school districts. Representative Isaac Latterell of Tea then… Read more »
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Three suspects sought after about 40 guns stolen in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities are searching for three suspects after about 40 guns were stolen from a Rapid City gun shop. Officers responded about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday to a report of an alarm and discovered that a glass door on the shop’s main entrance had been shattered. Police say surveillance video shows two… Read more »
Thune says Supreme Court vacancy different than in 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Senate Republicans are quickly moving to fill the opening on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. South Dakota Senator John Thune says this vacancy is different then the one in 2016. Senator Lindsey Graham, the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, has said they have the… Read more »
Noem doesn’t see issuing facemask mandate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota has reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day since the pandemic started, tallying 445 people who tested positive. The state has seen the nation’s second-highest number of new cases per capita over the last two weeks. Governor Noem says she doesn’t see a… Read more »
Fall enrollment down, retention rate up at state’s universities
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Enrollment at the six state universities is down from a year ago, but more students came back to their campuses this fall. South Dakota Board of Regents Executive Director Brian Maher broke down the numbers. Maher says the percentage of students coming back to continue their education went up. Maher says… Read more »
Trend has been for warmer winters in northern plains
ABERDEEN, S.D. (WNAX) – It may be hard to believe, but winters in the northern plains have been getting warmer. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says that trend has been apparent for quite a while. Edwards says it is not a straight upward line. Edwards says there has not been a comparable trend on… Read more »
Watertown candidates have opposing views on marijuana
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – The two candidates running for a State Senate seat in Watertown have sharp differences when it comes to marijuana. South Dakotans will decide this November whether to legalize medical marijuana, and marijuana for recreational use. Adam Jewell, who’s running against incumbent Senator Lee Schoenbeck, believes marijuana should be made legal. Schoenbeck… Read more »
Annual Wine Walk takes place this evening
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 7th Annual Downtown Wine Walk will take place this evening, but because of the pandemic it will have a slightly different feel to it. Shelley Westra-Heier, Executive Director of the Aberdeen Downtown Association, provides the details. She said the walk is a great way to see what downtown has to… Read more »
Hermosa man identified in fatal three-vehicle crash in Hermosa
HERMOSA, S.D. (Press Release) – A Hermosa, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died in a three-vehicle crash Friday morning in Hermosa. A 1997 Toyota 4Runner was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 36 and stopped at the stop sign located at the intersection of South Dakota Highway 79. The vehicle entered the… Read more »
State sees record highs in confirmed and active cases, hospitalizations
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state saw a spike of 445 new confirmed COVID cases today (a new record high) along with 154 new recoveries according to numbers released by the South Dakota Department of Health. There were no new deaths. The state’s number of active infections is currently at a record of 3,108 (there… Read more »