PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – An 18 wheeler tried, but failed to pass under the notoriously low Pierre Railroad Viaduct Thursday morning. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says the incident happened just before 6 a.m. Walz says the truck was carrying pallets of bottled water. Walz says he’s seen many trucks meet their match under the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Legendary animator Ron Campbell will be bringing his talents to Aberdeen next week during the Pop Up Art Show. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26 at the ARCC Gallery, 225 Third Ave. S.E. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day with Campbell… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) applauds the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to move up the date producers can hay, graze and chop cover crops grown on prevent plant acres this year to Sept. 1 rather than the original date of Nov. 1. “This is very… Read more »

South Dakota Farmers Union has served South Dakota farm and ranch families for more than a century. Throughout the year, we share their stories in order to highlight the families who make up our state’s No. 1 industry and help feed the world. This month we highlight the Beitelspacher family who farms near Bowdle, Bryce,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will be in Aberdeen Friday, June 21, to attend an agriculture roundtable at Agtegra, before meeting with the Aberdeen Homebuilders Association. Thune will be at the Agtegra Roundtable, 908 S. Lamont St., at 2:30 p.m., before attending the Aberdeen Homebuilders Association Meeting, 320 S. Main St.,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A Kansas man was arrested following a high-speed chase through Aberdeen in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 20. Eric Duven, Captain with the Aberdeen Police Department, said that the chase started about 1:55 a.m. on north Highway 281. A driver in a Toyota Tacoma led officers on a pursuit… Read more »

PHILIP, S.D. (Press Release) – A Blunt, S.D., woman has been identified as the victim in a two-vehicle crash that occurred last Friday afternoon east of Philip. A 2007 Ford Edge, pulling a boat on a trailer, was westbound on U.S. Highway 14 when it slowed down in an attempt to pull into a driveway.… Read more »

Photos courtesy of Rich Shangreaux PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A brief, but intense storm hit the Pierre/Fort Pierre area Wednesday afternoon dropping hail and a few inches of rain in a matter of minutes. Weatherology meteorologist Megan Mulford says it started with a low pressure system over parts of the Rocky Mountains. Mulford says… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say two Illinois National Guard soldiers in a cargo truck and a man driving a semitrailer were injured when the two vehicles collided on a South Dakota highway. South Dakota Department of Public Safety spokesman Tony Mangan says the crash happened Wednesday morning in Mitchell. Investigators say the cargo vehicle… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Pennington County sheriff’s officials say one person has died in a house fire in Rapid City. The victim is identified as 41-year-old Sean Rensch. Preliminary autopsy results show Rench died of smoke inhalation at his house Tuesday. Authorities are looking for a cause of the fire, but also say nothing… Read more »