DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (KSOO) – Flood levels of the Big Sioux have continued to rise, displacing several residents in Dell Rapids. Jason Gearman with the Minnehaha County Emergency Management team says if you evacuate, be prepared that it could be a while before returning after the waters subside. Gearman says it’s important to keep in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A quartet of Northern State students have featured works at the Presentation College Wein Gallery. The works will be displayed until the end of the month. Erin Giovannini, Special Assistant for Project Development and Wein Gallery Curator, talked about the NSU students and their pieces. There will be a reception to… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson has been on the move across the state, checking with local authorities on flood damage, and the potential for more high water. He says the response will come from all levels of government. Johnson says there are a number of federal programs that can be… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Many areas of eastern South Dakota received well over the normal amount of snowfall this winter. After a storm last week dumped snow in the west and central parts of the state and several inches of rain in the east, people are dealing with– or preparing to deal with– spring… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls has a man from Florida to thank for the unique flood wall system being used to protect homes near Tomar Park. Buzz Waid came all the way from Fort Myers, Florida to help oversee the use of his Trap Bag system. Waid says the free-standing system takes only… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (Press Release) – Gov. Kristi Noem activated 13 members of the South Dakota Army National Guard to help distribute water to communities on the Pine Ridge Reservation after recent floodwaters have washed out a county rural waterline. The Soldiers from Watertown-based Company A, 139th Brigade Support Battalion, will provide drinkable water to those… Read more »

LETCHER, S.D. – Two people died Thursday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash northeast of Letcher. Names of the two men involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2000 Mack Truck CH600 garbage truck was northbound on Highway 37 near the James River bridge when the vehicle left the roadway to the right.… Read more »

BLUNT, S.D. (Press Release) – A Pierre, S.D. woman has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon east of Blunt. A 2016 Jeep Compass was eastbound on U.S. Highway 14 when it drifted into the path of a westbound 2012 Kenworth W900 semi-truck tractor trailer. The two vehicles collided.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre Fire Department Rescue Squad and other area first responders helped recover a dog from the Missouri River Thursday night. Pierre Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Paula Tronvold says units were dispatched just after 8 p.m. to the Oahe Downstream Recreation Area located just south of the Oahe Dam. The… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – While much of eastern South Dakota was dealing with heavy rain and flooding, last weeks storm turned into a blizzard in the central and western parts of the state. Governor Kristi Noem says they haven’t gotten many details on livestock losses. Noem says there are some federal programs to help livestock… Read more »