STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – Voters in Sturgis Tuesday decided to end the current city manager form of government and resoundingly said they do not want the city to spend money on a proposed flat track race downtown. By a vote of 1,032 to 437, voters rejected a recent council vote that would have the city enter… Read more »
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APD Public Release on Suspicious Person in Hwy 281/Melgaard Rd area
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Public Release) This morning you may have noticed a large presence of officers in southwest Aberdeen. At approximately 8:20 am, APD officers were dispatched to the area of US Hwy 281 & W Melgaard Rd for a suspicious person. Multiple callers reported that there was a man running down the highway. Prior to… Read more »
Name released in single vehicle crash northwest of Watertown
WATERTOWN, S.D. (Press Release) – Authorities have released the name of the man who died following a single-vehicle crash near Watertown on Saturday night. According to the Department of Public Safety, around 8:15 p.m., 53-year-old Jacob Obermeier of Sioux Falls was traveling West on 164th Street near 450th Avenue, about 7 miles northwest of Watertown. He… Read more »
Groton voters approve $1.25M school district opt out
GROTON, S.D.(AberdeenInsider)- Two-thirds of Groton Area School District voters approved the school board’s decision to opt-out of the state’s property tax cap. In a districtwide vote on Tuesday, April 9, voters approved the measure 567-275. In all, 33% of eligible voters cast ballots in the election, according to unofficial results from the district. The Groton School… Read more »
Pierre City Commission revise ordinance dealing with shipping containers
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Pierre City Commission has finalized revisions to city ordinances governing the usage and placement of shipping containers in the city. Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says addressing shipping container use in Pierre has been on the radar of city officials for some time. Commissioner Todd Johnson says the change will give city officials and… Read more »
Pierre man pleads not guilty to child sexual assault charges
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A Pierre man has entered not guilty pleas to child sexual assault charges in Hughes County. Matthew Tople entered the pleas to Sexual Contact with a Child Under 16; Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Hiring for Sexual Activity and Possession of a Controlled Substance. With his attorney David Siebrasse next to him, Tople… Read more »
Aberdeen Community Theatre to perform Noir Suspicions starting Wednesday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Community Theatre will be performing the play “Noir Suspicions” coming up in April. Managing Director Brain Schultz explains this is a sequel to a play that was performed in 2023 at the Capitol Theatre. Schultz talks about the play being different than what was performed last year. Schultz runs down the… Read more »
Brown County Emergency Management to test sirens Wednesday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Brown County will be testing our entire network of outdoor warning sirens through the county. This will happen on Wednesday April 10, 2024. • The outdoor warning sirens will be activated at 10:30am. Please remember these are outdoor warning sirens and are only designed to alert those who are outside that something… Read more »
Petitioner for Open Primaries amendment coming to Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- One of the amendments that could be considered in the 2024 November elections is the Open Primaries amendment. Proponent and Treasurer of the Open Primaries Amendment group De Knudson is scheduled to arrive in Aberdeen Wednesday looking to gather signatures to turn in the Secretary of State’s Office to place it on the… Read more »
Articles of impeachment for Secretary Mayorkas expected to arrive in Senate next week
WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- The articles of impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to arrive in the U.S. Senate sometime next week. Senator John Thune suspect once they arrive that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will ask that the charges be dismissed immediately. Thune believes that a trial should proceed in the Senate.… Read more »