News Category: Local News

Rangeland Days, Soils Days June 18-19 in Redfield

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Press Release) – The 36th annual South Dakota Rangeland Days and 15th annual Soils Days will be held June 18 & 19, 2019 in Redfield, South Dakota. Hosted by SDSU Extension, Spink Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service and South Dakota section of the Society of Range Management. Pre-registration is due by June… Read more »

Rangeland Days, Soils Days June 18-19 in Redfield

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Press Release) – The 36th annual South Dakota Rangeland Days and 15th annual Soils Days will be held June 18 & 19, 2019 in Redfield, South Dakota. Hosted by SDSU Extension, Spink Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service and South Dakota section of the Society of Range Management. Pre-registration is due by June… Read more »

Vale man identified in rollover southeast of Nisland

NISLAND, S.D. (Press Release) – A  Vale, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Saturday in a one-vehicle rollover southeast of Nisland. A 2004 Kia Optima was traveling on Snoma Road, which is a gravel road, when the driver, 31-year-old Christopher Flaigg, lost control. The vehicle went into the north ditch and… Read more »

Vale man identified in rollover southeast of Nisland

NISLAND, S.D. (Press Release) – A  Vale, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Saturday in a one-vehicle rollover southeast of Nisland. A 2004 Kia Optima was traveling on Snoma Road, which is a gravel road, when the driver, 31-year-old Christopher Flaigg, lost control. The vehicle went into the north ditch and… Read more »

Dell Rapids man sentenced to life in prison for killing stepson

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Dell Rapids man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his 18-month-old stepson. Thirty-nine-year-old Keith Cornett received the mandatory life sentence Thursday after pleading guilty earlier to second-degree murder in the December 2016 beating death. Cornett entered an Alford plea, meaning he doesn’t admit to causing the… Read more »

Dell Rapids man sentenced to life in prison for killing stepson

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Dell Rapids man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his 18-month-old stepson. Thirty-nine-year-old Keith Cornett received the mandatory life sentence Thursday after pleading guilty earlier to second-degree murder in the December 2016 beating death. Cornett entered an Alford plea, meaning he doesn’t admit to causing the… Read more »

Annual Casey Tibbs Match of Champions bronc ride Saturday

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The 26th annual Casey Tibbs “Match of Champions” bronc ride is Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Casey Tibbs Arena in Fort Pierre. Bryan Hanson with the Casey Tibbs Foundation says it’s an official Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event again this year. Hanson says there’s a steak… Read more »

Annual Casey Tibbs Match of Champions bronc ride Saturday

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The 26th annual Casey Tibbs “Match of Champions” bronc ride is Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Casey Tibbs Arena in Fort Pierre. Bryan Hanson with the Casey Tibbs Foundation says it’s an official Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event again this year. Hanson says there’s a steak… Read more »

Missouri River dealing with near record level runoff

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Areas along the Missouri River are dealing with everything from rising water to severe flooding and property destruction after much higher than normal amounts of rain have fallen throughout the basin this past month. Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division John Remus… Read more »

Missouri River dealing with near record level runoff

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Areas along the Missouri River are dealing with everything from rising water to severe flooding and property destruction after much higher than normal amounts of rain have fallen throughout the basin this past month. Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Missouri River Basin Water Management Division John Remus… Read more »

Ukrainian artist featured during June at Wein Gallery

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Ukrainian artist Julia Gorbatiuk, who now lives in Sioux Falls, will be the featured artist during the month of June at the Wein Gallery on the campus of Presentation College. The exhibit is called “Feel Free to Speak the Language of Art.” Erin Giovannini, Special Assistant for Project Development and Wein… Read more »

Ukrainian artist featured during June at Wein Gallery

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Ukrainian artist Julia Gorbatiuk, who now lives in Sioux Falls, will be the featured artist during the month of June at the Wein Gallery on the campus of Presentation College. The exhibit is called “Feel Free to Speak the Language of Art.” Erin Giovannini, Special Assistant for Project Development and Wein… Read more »

Sinkhole opens in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – A sinkhole was reported early Thursday morning in the 300 block of Whitewood Street in Rapid City. And it expanded during the day. Rapid City Communications Director Darrell Shoemaker said they expanded the traffic closure. Shoemaker said officials were on-scene, and geotechnical experts were also on-scene to determine potential… Read more »

Sinkhole opens in Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – A sinkhole was reported early Thursday morning in the 300 block of Whitewood Street in Rapid City. And it expanded during the day. Rapid City Communications Director Darrell Shoemaker said they expanded the traffic closure. Shoemaker said officials were on-scene, and geotechnical experts were also on-scene to determine potential… Read more »

Blood shortage at critical stage

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – People are on the move in the summer months and while that is a good thing, it can also be a problem for those in need of blood. Abbie Arneson, Senior Donor Recruitment Representative with Vitalant, explained why the situation has created a critical level when it comes to a lack… Read more »

Blood shortage at critical stage

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – People are on the move in the summer months and while that is a good thing, it can also be a problem for those in need of blood. Abbie Arneson, Senior Donor Recruitment Representative with Vitalant, explained why the situation has created a critical level when it comes to a lack… Read more »

Second Footprints Foot Clinic set for Tuesday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Avera St. Luke’s Foundation, with Avera St. Luke’s Hospital Wound Care, is holding its second Footprints Foot Clinic on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in the Avera Wound Care and Hyperbaric Treatment Center, 305 South State Street. in Aberdeen near the east valet entrance. “Footprints” is a foot and nail care… Read more »

Second Footprints Foot Clinic set for Tuesday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Avera St. Luke’s Foundation, with Avera St. Luke’s Hospital Wound Care, is holding its second Footprints Foot Clinic on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in the Avera Wound Care and Hyperbaric Treatment Center, 305 South State Street. in Aberdeen near the east valet entrance. “Footprints” is a foot and nail care… Read more »

Governor releases statement on Missouri River water levels

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today released the following statement: “In recent days, state officials have been notified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of rising Missouri River water levels. Those levels are expected to remain higher than average for the next several weeks. Any additional rainfall could mean even higher… Read more »

Governor releases statement on Missouri River water levels

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today released the following statement: “In recent days, state officials have been notified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of rising Missouri River water levels. Those levels are expected to remain higher than average for the next several weeks. Any additional rainfall could mean even higher… Read more »