PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety has scheduled 17 sobriety checkpoints in 15 counties statewide in May. The monthly checkpoints are designed to encourage sober driving. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with the help of local… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton School District has about all their fall teaching positions filled. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they start the process early in the year. Kindle says the applicant pool is fairly shallow. Kindle says they do lose some teaching applicants to districts with four day school weeks. The district hopes to have all… Read more »

Trust funds for Medicare are projected to fall short of expenses as soon as 2028. That would mean Congress would have to step in and either cut benefits or increase revenues. South Dakota AARP State Director Erik Gaikowski says there will need to be intervention sooner or later. Gaikowski says they continue to try to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- This past winter was a tough one and the numbers prove that. South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says they busted their snow moving budget. Jundt says they put a lot of miles on their equipment. Jundt says their fuel usage also jumped. Jundt says they also issued forty eight closures… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)-  Congressman Dusty Johnson commented on the Limit, Save, Grow bill that passed dealing with the debt ceiling. Congressman Johnson address repealing the Green New Deal items that was passed from the Inflation Reduction Act. Reports out there are saying that the bill passed will have cuts on Veterans Affairs.  Johnson denies it. Johnson… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Coming up Wednesday the Alzheimer’s Association of South Dakota will be hosting a community forum in Aberdeen to discuss Alzheimer’s Disease. Executive Director Leslie Morrow discuss some the symptoms of this disease. Morrow talks when people can be diagnose this disease. Morrow encourage people to check your cognitive skills when you see… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Friday, Governor Kristi Noem announced that Brigadier General Mark Morrell will serve as the next Adjutant General of the South Dakota National Guard (SDNG). Major General Jeff Marlette is retiring. The change of command will take place on August 5 in Rapid City. “Our South Dakota National Guard serves with… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at 7:00am on Monday, May 1st, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for a demolition: Main St. From 2nd Ave SE to 1st Ave SE The road will be closed until further notice.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Effective May 1, 2023, Aberdeen City Public Works Department will start summer hours. The department will start work at 7:00 AM and complete their workday at 4:00 PM. This change affects Utility, Street, Traffic Control and Solid Waste Divisions. City garbage customers are reminded that the Public Works Department hour changes will… Read more »

PARKER, S.D.(WNAX)- Five South Dakota school districts have received career and technical education grants from the state Education Department. The Parker School District will get two hundred twenty five thousand dollars and Superintendent Donavon DeBoer says it’s a big help. DeBoer says they will use it in the expansion of their technical education space. DeBoer… Read more »