LAKE POINSETT, S.D. (KXLG) – Water levels have begun to recede at Lake Poinsett in eastern South Dakota, however lake levels remain more than six foot over full this week. Hamlin County Emergency Management Director Dave Schaefer says the lake level has gone down about four inches, but that new rains near an inch… Read more »
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FEMA officials to look at damage in South Dakota
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be in South Dakota the next couple of weeks, looking at damages from storms and flooding earlier this year. FEMA Spokesman Daniel Breen says they are getting a first look at the damages. Breen says they are looking at individual damage in a… Read more »
Suicide determined as likely cause of death for Brown County jail inmate
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — An official of the South Dakota attorney general’s office says a Brown County Jail inmate apparently killed himself. Twenty-eight-year-old Mitchell Morrison of Aberdeen was found unresponsive in the jail in Aberdeen with a noose around his neck Thursday night. Morrison died three days later at a Sioux Falls hospital. Tim Bormann,… Read more »
Drug Court celebrates 70th graduate
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Officials with the Sixth Circuit DUI/Drug Court celebrated the 70th person to graduate from the program Wednesday. The keynote speaker for the event was Governor Kristi Noem, who was attending her first drug court graduation. Mary Kay Schad is one of three participants scheduled to graduate from the program, however two… Read more »
Johnson says trade talks reaching critical stage
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – U.S. and Chinese trade talks are supposed to start again today in Washington facing a Friday deadline of higher tariffs imposed by President Trump. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says this is a critical time. Johnson says these continue to be difficult negotiations. Johnson says he is concerned that even a… Read more »
Emerald Ash Borers likely to continue to spread
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Emerald Ash Borers are in the region and will continue to spread. South Dakota State University Extension Forestry Specialist John Ball says the bugs are still in the Sioux Falls area. Ball says its expected the bugs will continue to spread, killing ash trees along the way. Ball says you need… Read more »
Star Party Friday at Kuhnert Arboretum Parking Lot
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is sponsoring a Star Party on Friday, May 10 from dusk – 10:30 p.m. at the Kuhnert Arboretum Parking Lot located at 2110 South Dakota Street. A Star Party is a gathering of amateur astronomers viewing the night sky or people just wanting… Read more »
Annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 27th Annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is set for Saturday, May 11. Postal workers will collect non-perishable food items to help stock local food shelves. Angie Cleberg, Community Impact Coordinator for the event, said that residents should have received blue bags in their mail boxes this week.… Read more »
Senators urging Corps of Engineers to have better communication
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A group of Midwest Senators is urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to communicate better with lawmakers and stakeholders during flood events. Senators Jody Ernst and Chuck Grassley of Iowa led the effort, along with Senators from South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas and Missouri. In a letter, the Senators… Read more »
Special Olympics hosting Law Enforcement Torch Run May 13-16
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Special Olympics South Dakota is excited to once again be hosting the Law Enforcement Torch Run across the state of South Dakota starting Monday, May 13 and ending Thursday, May 16 at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2019 Special Olympics South Dakota Summer Games in Vermillion. Throughout the four… Read more »