BARNARD, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – A family in Barnard is unable to stay in its home after a fire Sunday night. Volunteer firefighters from Frederick, Columbia and Aberdeen Rural were called to the home at 301 Main St. at 11:17 p.m. Frederick Fire Chief Kevin Barton said the house has heavy fire and… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Two teenagers from Pierre are charged with Aggravated Assault and Underage Consumption and their victim was treated for serious injuries after a stabbing incident Sunday morning in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says officers were called to the 500 block of South Jackson Avenue shortly before 4 a.m.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – With most of the focus this summer on the coronavirus, there hasn’t been much attention on the West Nile Virus. The battle against mosquitoes has gone pretty well, according to Tyler Bierman, Park Superintendent with the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department. Bierman said they have done just one aerial spraying… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has spurned President Donald Trump’s order to extend federal unemployment benefits by $400 a week, saying that the state does not need the program. Trump last week attempted to bypass Congress in ordering states to extend additional unemployment payments of up to $400 a week… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (WNAX) – Bikers from all over the country were heading home from the Sturgis rally. Mike Walter and his wife from Pennsylvania took a break in Mitchell Saturday on their way home.   Walter says they didn’t see or hear a lot of concern about the coronavirus while they were there. Walter says… Read more »

WAVERLY, S.D. (KWAT) — A man escaped injury Sunday afternoon when he jumped from the roof of a Waverly home that was on fire. The fire was reported at 215 First Avenue a little before 3:00 p.m. The Codington County Sheriff’s Office says 22 year-old Bradford Thompson crawled out a bedroom window and onto part… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Brown County commissioners started their 2021 budget discussion with a $467,000 gap between projected revenues and proposed expenses. But after discussion in work sessions last week, they closed that gap and approved a balanced provisional budget Tuesday at the board’s regular meeting. That budget is $30.75 million, which… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School District has prepared an extensive back to school plan to help students return to their classrooms safely. There is also an option for parents who want their kids at home, learning online. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they have a small number of students planning to take lessons that… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers will hold releases from Gavins Point Dam at 30 thousand cubic feet per second will into fall. Tom Curran, Manager at Gavins Point, says the entire Missouri River basin is seeing below normal precipitation. Curran says the engineers in their Omaha office will soon set the winter… Read more »