ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Northern State University Chamber Singers will celebrate the 334th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach with the eighth annual “Bach’s Lunch” on Wednesday, March 20. The concert will begin at noon at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. S.E. Bach’s Lunch will feature the NSU Chamber Singers, under the direction of… Read more »
News Category: Local News
One killed in crash east of Blunt
BLUNT, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon east of Blunt. The names of the two people involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2016 Jeep Compass was eastbound on U.S. Highway 14 when it drifted into the path of a westbound 2012 Kenworth W900… Read more »
Gov. Noem signs enhanced concealed carry bill
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem yesterday signed SB115, a bill to allow individuals with an enhanced concealed carry permits to bring firearms into the South Dakota State Capitol building. “The state Capitol is already a safe place thanks to the dedicated men and women of our Highway Patrol,” said Noem. “With this law… Read more »
Women’s Prison inmate dies
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Corrections says a Women’s Prison inmate has died. The department says Cynthia Thompson reported feeling ill at the prison in Pierre. She was airlifted to a Sioux Falls hospital, where she died Monday. The 41-year-odl Thompson was sentenced from Lake County in December for unauthorized ingestion… Read more »
National Weather Service in Aberdeen hosting Integrated Weather Team meeting
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The National Weather Service in Aberdeen is hosting its second Integrated Weather Team meeting Wednesday in Aberdeen. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Kelly Serr says the I-W-T brings key players together to improve severe weather messaging and information dissemination. Serr says while good people are in place across the “Weather Enterprise” across South… Read more »
Gov. Noem encourages people in Big Sioux River Valley to prepare for record flooding
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today encouraged people living in the Big Sioux River Valley in eastern South Dakota to start preparing for record flooding. Winter snowmelt and rain have raised the water levels in Big Sioux River Valley areas north of Watertown to south of Sioux Falls. At this time, the… Read more »
Board of Regents plan to bring back another scholarship proposal next year
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A needs-based scholarship program called “Dakota’s Promise” was defeated in this year’s South Dakota legislature. The top priority of the Board of Regents, President Kevin Schieffer says students lost out. Schieffer says they know legislators are balancing dollars. Schieffer says they will bring another proposal back to the legislature next year.… Read more »
Body of missing Yankton woman found in Michigan
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Menominee County Michigan Sheriff’s Office on Saturday that a body was recovered in a river in rural Menominee Township Michigan. Preliminary identification indicates that the body recovered is that of Tamara LaFramboise (la-frahm-boy) who was reported missing to the Yankton County Sheriff’s… Read more »
Aberdeen Area and NSU Employment Expo and Job Fair March 27
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Thanks to community partnerships, this month’s job fair at Northern State University will be bigger and better than ever. NSU Career Services is partnering with the South Dakota Department of Labor and Dakota Media Group, parent company of the American News, to host the Aberdeen Area and NSU Employment Expo… Read more »
10th Annual Empty Bowls event Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 10th Annual Empty Bowls event is set for Saturday, March 23. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Yelduz Shrine, 802 S. Main St.