AVON, S.D. (WNAX) – Firefighters from seven departments were called to a fire in Avon that destroyed a long-time business and threatened other buildings in the area. The fire call at Powers Furniture and Appliance was received about 7:30 Tuesday night. The Bon Homme County Sheriffs office says fire units from Avon, Tyndall, Tabor, Springfield,… Read more »
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Representative says nursing homes need to look at business models
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators this year included a 10 percent increase in Medicaid funding for nursing home patients, which will be about an $18 million boost. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says Governor Kristi Noem also included $5 million in innovation grants. Hunhoff says it is one time money. Hunhoff, Vice Chair… Read more »
Pierre couples survive cruise ship ordeal
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Two Pierre couples plan to be home in a few days after surviving a cruise on extremely rough waters off the coast of Norway last weekend. Lowell and Karen Somsen and Vern and Jeanne (jean-ee) Olson were aboard the Viking Sky for a 12 day cruise to see the Northern… Read more »
Thompson to be featured artist at PC Wein Gallery
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Nationally and International recognized artist Judy Thompson will be featured at the Presentation College Wein Gallery through May. Thompson, who paints people and places of the Great Plains, will lecture from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 1 in the Southeast Building Lecture Hall. Her exhibit is called, Prairie Gleanings: Watercolors… Read more »
Dam breech in Pennington County to impact river in Stanley County
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A breech in the Quinn Dam in Pennington County has caused emergency officials to close Highway 14 between Wall and Philip and residents in the towns of Cottonwood and Quinn have been told to get to higher ground. Hughes and Stanley County emergency management director Rob Fines says that… Read more »
Officials reopen Highway 14 between Wall and Philip
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Highway 14 has been reopened. Motorists are reminded there is still a flash flood warning in effect and should be aware of their surroundings and not drive through flood waters. Earlier on Tuesday officials with the South Dakota Department of Transportation closed Highway 14 between Exit 112 at Wall and Highway… Read more »
Corps of Engineers trying to balance reservoirs on Missouri River
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers is attempting to balance the reservoirs on the Missouri River as snowmelt picks up. John Remus, Chief of the Water Management Division in Omaha, says inflows to Lake Oahe have increased considerably. Remus says the flows into Lewis & Clark Lake have also been consistently high. Remus… Read more »
South Dakota ranked second best for taxpayer return on investment
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WalletHub) – With Tax Day approaching, WalletHub today released its latest analysis of the U.S. tax landscape, an in-depth look at the states with the Best & Worst Taxpayer Return on Investment in 2019 as well as accompanying videos. WalletHub used 30 metrics to compare the quality and efficiency of state-government services across… Read more »
Bodies recovered in garbage truck found in river
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities in South Dakota have recovered the bodies of two men who died when the garbage truck they were in went into a flooded river. The men drove the truck away from the Mitchell landfill on Thursday. They were reported missing Friday. Authorities began searching the James River in Sanborn County… Read more »
National American University closing Sioux Falls and Rapid City campuses
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — National American University is closing its Sioux Falls and Rapid City campuses as well as others as the school transitions to online classes. The for-profit university attributes the campus closures to a steep decline in revenue and shifting student preferences. NAU President Ronald Shape says the university leases all of… Read more »