PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota bill that would have let 16-year-old students drop out of school has been rejected.Representatives voted 40-27 Monday against the bill. It would have reduced the mandatory school attendance age from 18 to 16. The Argus Leader reports supporters have said current law puts too much of a burden… Read more »
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Resolution on Yankton gaming license defeated
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Senate debated and defeated a resolution Monday that called for a public vote on a constitutional amendment allowing one gaming license in Yankton. Senator Justin Cronin of Gettysburg was one of the sponsors. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/26082401/Justin-Cronin-226a.mp3 Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says his community is working to ensure a growing… Read more »
No open gyms March 2-10 due to spring break
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Due to the NSU/PC spring break schedule, there will be no open gyms March 2 through March 10. Regular open gyms will resume Monday, March 11 until they close for the season on Thursday, March 28. For more information, please contact the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department at 626-7015.
Big Stone Power Plant has no interruption of service following train derailment
MILBANK, S.D. (KXLG) – Otter Tail Power Public Relations Director Stephanie Hoff says the Big Stone Power Plant has seen some delay in delivery of coal, but no interruption of service following a train derailment Monday at Milbank. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/26094108/Derailment-1.mp3 Hoff says the plant has a large coal reserve that’s accessible in situations like this. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/26094155/Derailment-2.mp3… Read more »
Madison man identified in fatal crash north of Humboldt
HUMBOLDT, S.D. (Press Release) – A Madison, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon north of Humboldt. A 2018 Honda Accord was northbound on South Dakota Highway 19 and was the third vehicle behind a South Dakota Department of Transportation snowplow. The driver of the Honda… Read more »
Brown County Democrats to meet Thursday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Brown County Democratic Party will be hosting their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb 28 at 7 p.m. in the Aberdeen Public Library. District 1 Representatives Susan Wismer and Steven McCleerey will be on hand to give an update on the 2019 Legislative Session. They will host a question… Read more »
Outdoor ice rinks closing for season on Thursday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is announcing that the city outdoor ice rinks will be closed for the season as of Thursday, Feb. 28. This means the warming houses are not open and the ice rink surfaces will not be maintained. Recreational skating continues at the Odde Indoor… Read more »
One killed in crash north of Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, S.D. (Press Release) – A 20-year-old female died early Tuesday in a one-vehicle rollover crash north of Alexandria. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of family members. She was the only person involved in the crash. A 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup was traveling southbound on 421st Avenue when the… Read more »
Stage being set for spring flooding
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – Following a year of record precipitation and now a cold and snowy winter, the stage is being set for spring flooding. Mike Gillispie the service hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says all the numbers are rising. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/22153537/Mike-Gillispie-222a.mp3 Gillispie says the Big Sioux River looks to be… Read more »
Yankton gaming issue to go before state Senate
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A resolution that would put a constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot that would allow a single gaming license in the City of Yankton has been delayed several times and is scheduled now to be heard in the state Senate today. Senator Craig Kennedy says the delay is tied to ongoing… Read more »