ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The coronavirus pandemic has impacted schools across the state at all levels. South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired Superintendent Dan Trefz has also noticed a difference, but said the school has a few things going in its favor. Trefz, who replaced Marjorie Kaiser as superintendent earlier this year,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – The Aberdeen City Council trimmed additional funds from 2021 promotion fund allocations Monday, but not all were in favor of the decision. City Councilman Clint Rux questioned the need to cut the 2021 allocations. The council resubmitted funding allocations for 2021 based on total estimated revenue of $1.1… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. – Fire investigators say the cause of a fire that heavily damaged Weimer’s Diner and Donuts in Sturgis last month was accidental. Tony Managan, a spokesperson for the State Fire Marshal’s Office, said the origin of the fire was located in an old extension cord that led to a freezer at the restaurant.… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – The Watertown Regional Airport was notified at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday by Minneapolis Center that a private King Air Twin aircraft was diverting to the Watertown Airport due to a possible landing gear problem. Watertown Regional Airport Manager Todd Syhre. Syhre said the aircraft then flew back around and landed safely. There… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The towns of Pierre, Sisseton and Wagner and former South Dakota Highway Patrol officer Adam Woxland have agreed to collectively pay a total of $440,000 in damages, legal costs and attorney’s fees from a case involving the use of forced catheterizations to obtain urine samples from suspects. A federal judge… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – August enplanement numbers at Pierre Regional Airport have been released and are slightly higher than July. August enplanements at Pierre Regional reached 504, four passengers more than July at an even 500. There were 228 in June, 127 in May and only 41 in April. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has moved to merge the state Ag Department with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to create the new Department of Ag & Natural Resources. That issue came up in the recent District 18 Senate forum. Republican Representative Jean Hunhoff says there may be some… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Dealing with stored grain pests can be a challenge for farmers in the Northern Plains. SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist Adam (vair-en-horst) Varenhorst says a good rule of thumb to follow is to not store grain for more than one year and to not store new grain on top of old… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The Environmental Protection Agency followed through with President Trump’s directive and denied the 67 gap small refiner waiver requests from the renewable fuel standard. American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings (of Sioux Falls) says denying those is what the law itself requires and what the 10th circuit court confirmed… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A snake dropped by a bird was the culprit in a power outage on the north side of Aberdeen earlier this afternoon. Power was out for about an hour after a city substation was damaged, according to Tom Glanzer, Community Relations Manager with Northwestern Energy. He said it was a snake… Read more »