ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Brown County Fair Manager Rachel Kippley on Tuesday, provided an update on the numbers from this year’s fair to the Brown County Commission. Kippley talks about how ticket sales were for this year’s Grandstand concerts & the Dacotah Stampede Rodeo. Tickets sales estimated to total over $685,000. Kippley next addressed Booth Rentals which… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Effective October 25, 2023, Aberdeen residents are authorized to begin discharging water from their sump pumps into the sanitary sewer system for the winter season. Residents will be notified in the spring when discharge should be re-directed to the curb and gutter outside the property. All sump pumps, drain tile and groundwater… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Coming up on Thursday, there is an event/seminar dealing with the issue of elections going forward in South Dakota.  The event is called “Saving South Dakota Elections- A Report to the People” and is connected with South Dakota Canvassing. Jessica Pollema with South Dakota Canvassing provides a preview & talks about how this… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Department of Health has withdrawn a proposed rule change that could have led to significant increases in the costs needed to keep ambulance service in rural parts of South Dakota.  The proposed change would have allowed ground-ambulances associated with air ambulance services to transport patients between medical facilities. Hughes County… Read more »

CASTLEWOOD, S.D.(KWAT)–Castlewood School District residents go to the polls Tuesday to decide a $6 million bond issue. Castlewood was rocked by a tornado in May of last year that tore school facilities apart. Superintendent Peter Books tells KWAT News that through a $5.6 million insurance settlement, they’ve made repairs to what could be fixed, but… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The Aberdeen Police Department engaged in a brief standoff around midnight on Sunday with an individual who threatened to shoot law enforcement and fired a gun into the air. Officers were called to the 1500 block of South Washington Street for a suicidal individual. While approaching, officers heard a… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota Senate Majority leader Casey Crabtree is calling for support for another ethanol-related project. GEVO is a biofuels company that wants to build a one-billion dollar project near Lake Preston. GEVO is targeting a specialty market in the fuel industry. It would produce about 55-million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel each… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- According to a recent poll by Emerson College, Kristi Noem’s job approval rating as Governor has fallen to 43%.  It was 61% as recently as June.  The poll shows her support amongst her fellow registered Republicans is 73%.  Governor Noem is least popular with those under 30.  Only 30% of young people think… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Senator Mike Rounds sits on both the Armed Services Committee and the Banking Committee in the United States Senate. That gives him a unique perspective on the issue of cyber security as it relates to military and civilian applications. Senator Rounds recommended DSU to the Defense Department for their excellent programs in technology… Read more »

CANTON, S.D.(KELO)- On Friday, Navigator announced that they are now cancelling their CO2 pipeline project.  District 16 Representative Karla Lems whose pipeline was planned to go through their farmland reacted to it. Lems declare this a victory for South Dakota landowners. Lems ponder what POET will do now that there is no pipeline connected to… Read more »