HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (Press Release) – Names have been released of the two people killed Friday night in a vehicle-pedestrian crash west of Hot Springs. A 2002 Subaru Impreza was eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 when the driver, 25-year-old Rueben Gilbert who was stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base, lost control. The vehicle entered the… Read more »
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Legislators debate style and form veto before approving it
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators took most of the day last Friday debating a style and form veto before finally approving it. Governor Kristi Noem vetoed parts of SB176 that set up funding for pheasant habitat. The intent of the bill was to take one million dollars from the 2019 budget, but a… Read more »
Four found dead in multiple homicide at Mandan business
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Four people were found dead Monday in what police called a “multiple homicide” at a North Dakota property-management business. The bodies of three men and a woman were discovered inside RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan, a city of about 22,000 just across the Missouri River west of Bismarck, Police Chief… Read more »
Man accused of trying to steal from compound pleads guilty to possessing meth
CUSTER, S.D. (AP) — One of two men accused of trying to steal from a polygamous compound in southwest South Dakota has pleaded guilty to possessing methamphetamine in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Twenty-nine-year-old Wade Bird and a co-defendant were accused of trying to steal trailers and other items from the compound in rural Custer… Read more »
Ipswich woman killed in crash in North Dakota
TOWER CITY, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified three people killed in eastern North Dakota in a head-on collision followed by another crash. The Highway Patrol says the driver of a van, 40-year-old Matthew Wipf and two passengers, 43-year-old Kathy Wipf and 46-year-old Dorothy Decker, were killed when a teenager driving an SUV crossed the… Read more »
Pierre girl identified in Falling Rock accident
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Authorities say a 6-year-old girl from Pierre died after falling from the top of Falling Rock west of Rapid City Sunday afternoon. Jefferson Elementary School in Pierre sent information home with students Monday saying Kindergartener Sadie White Twin lost her life in an accident. Parents or guardians with questions are… Read more »
Flood warnings issued for a pair of area rivers
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The National Weather Service on Monday issued a pair of flood warnings for the area. James Telken, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen, talked about the areas of concern. He said there are a couple of other bodies of water to keep an eye on. The forecast calls for… Read more »
Chamber Week April 8-12
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce will celebrate Chamber Week April 8-12. This year’s event coincides with 135th Anniversary of the Chamber. Chamber Week is annual event, according to Bea Smith, Director of Membership and Events with the Chamber. There are special events planned throughout the week. Thursday’s seminar features a… Read more »
Recently signed budget includes slight spending increase
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The 2020 budget that South Dakota legislators put together was signed by Governor Kristi Noem on the final day of the 2019 session last Friday. Legislators increased spending slightly to just under $1.7 billion. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, says they used the best… Read more »
South Dakota Chamber president to speak at Community Affairs meeting
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – David Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be the speaker at the April meeting of the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Affairs Committee. Mr. Owen will provide a recap of the 2019 South Dakota legislative session. This event will take place on Thursday,… Read more »