WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Vaping cartridges continue to make the news both regionally and nationally. This week, authorities in Anoka County, Minnesota seized 75,000 cartridges that  investigators believe came from out of state for distribution. Earlier this month, two men were arrested in Watertown after a search warrant uncovered 200 TCH-laden cartridges and more than… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – All four of the James River bridges maintained by Yankton County are still closed following the record flooding earlier this month. County Commission Chairman Dan Klimisch says the bridges will be inspected Saturday. Klimisch says the engineers will also be looking under the bridges. Klimisch says they have not yet begun… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.— A sad story out of Watertown on how drugs can claim lives. Watertown police say they’re investigating the death of a 41 year-old woman who was injecting methamphetamine. Police and medical personnel were called to the 10-block of 5th Street Southeast just after 2:30 Thursday morning on a medical distress call. The woman… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on the Railroad Crossing: North State Street from 1st Avenue NE to Railroad Avenue SE Work is expected to last a couple days and will be completed as quickly as… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Enrollment numbers for the state’s public universities were released by the South Dakota Board of Regents on Friday morning. They show a three-percent decline in full-time equivalent students. Northern State saw it’s full-time number of students drop 5.01 percent (from 1,913.2 to 1,817.3). However, the school did see a fourth straight… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — The owner of defunct construction company in northeastern South Dakota has pleaded guilty for taking money from an American Indian tribe for work he didn’t complete. The American News reports that Dustin Kirk pleaded guilty in federal court earlier this week to embezzlement and theft from a tribal organization. He faces… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring outlined the progress and challenges facing the school in her annual “State of the University” speech Thursday afternoon. Among the challenges is the continued drop in student enrollment. Gestring says part of that is due to changes in graduation requirements. Gestring says they have… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – As one of the last bills this week, US Senators voted 82 to 15 to approve a continuing resolution to fund the federal government until late November. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds was one of the “no” votes. Rounds says Democrats backed out of the deal over defense spending. Rounds says… Read more »

GETTYSBURG, S.D. (KCCR) – Avera Health is continuing to prepare for construction of the Avera Missouri River Health Center in Gettysburg. Avera’s Vice President of Clinic Operations Karl Richards says an agreement has been reached with the Community Care Clinic of Gettysburg. Richards says the Missouri River Health Center will be built on the site… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Eight new wind power production projects have been approved by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission in the last 13 months, which will raise total electricity from wind to 3,600 megawatts. Commissioner Chris Nelson says because of that, utilities are starting to shut down some older power plants. Nelson says there… Read more »