ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – City officials made no changes to their current COVID-19 emergency ordinance on Monday, although some concern was expressed about the recent uptick in local cases. The council is required to pass a resolution at each meeting to continue the emergency ordinance. This is also a time when amendments can… Read more »
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Christiansen elected Midwest Region Chair Elect for American Counseling Association
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Rebecca Christiansen, LPC-MH, LPC, NCC, Director of Counseling and Student Health Services at Presentation College, has been elected as the Midwest Region Chair Elect for the American Counseling Association for the 2020 year. The American Counseling Association is a not-for-profit, professional and educational organization that is dedicated to the growth… Read more »
Governor’s press conference at 1 on all Hub City Radio stations
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 1 this afternoon. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations. The link to the press conference is: Facebook.com/govnoem OR SD.Net
Media availability call at 11:45 on all Hub City Radio stations
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations.
Scammers targeting Pierre area
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – An old scam is targeting a Pierre area law enforcement agency. Sheriff Darin Johnson says last weekend the scammers were taking aim at the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson says his office and other law enforcement agencies don’t use phone calls to deal with warrants and tickets. Johnson says active warrants… Read more »
Teen plans to plead guilty to manslaughter in death of Wyoming girl
STURGIS, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — Attorneys say a South Dakota teenager plans to plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of a 16-year-old Wyoming girl whose body was found in his basement last fall. The 17-year-old defendant originally was charged as an adult with alternative counts of first- and second-degree murder in the killing… Read more »
Man beaten with baseball bat suffers life-threatening injuries
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Argus Leader) — A Sioux Falls man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after authorities say he was severely beaten in the head with a baseball bat at a weekend party. Police say the 18-year-old victim and the 21-year-old assailant got involved in an altercation at a gathering of people who had been… Read more »
Recent rain worsens sinkhole in Blackhawk
BLACKHAWK, S.D. (KBHB) – Sunday’s rain and hail made things worse for residents in a Blackhawk subdivision, where a sinkhole has turned their lives upside down. The hole appeared last week, leading to the evacuation of a dozen homes on East Daisy Street in the Northdale Subdivision. It’s believed an old gypsum mine lies beneath… Read more »
Thune says federal funding not free money
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Between Congress and the Federal Reserve about $6 trillion has been spent and made available to patch up the sinking economy in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. South Dakota Senator John Thune says it’s not free money. Thune says the spending has to be focused on getting the economy restarted.… Read more »
Hughes County Commission puts moratorium on wind projects
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Hughes County Commission has put a hold on approving any new wind projects in the County. County Planning and Zoning officials have started to review Hughes County’s ordinances on wind energy development. Commissioner Roger Inman says there are some areas of focus. The moratorium would prevent a wind project from… Read more »