MADISON, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and three others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon southeast of Madison. Names of the four people involved are not yet being released pending notification to family members. A 2009 Chevy Impala was westbound on 241st Street and failed to stop at the intersection. It… Read more »
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SD adds 12 more deaths; active cases, hospitalizations lowest in three months
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added a dozen more COVID-related deaths, while active cases and hospitalizations dropped to their lowest levels in more than three months, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths (which included one in Brown County and one in Day County) bring the state’s… Read more »
Hospitality owner receives $309,000 grant, owes back taxes
SIOUS FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Records show a South Dakota motel and hotel owner has received a federal coronavirus small business relief grant of more than $300,000 and still owes thousands in back taxes on his properties. KELO-TV reports AG Dakota, owned by Alan Gross, of Covina, California, once owned 20 motels across the state,… Read more »
Ag groups divided on department merger
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Ag groups in South Dakota are split on Governor Kristi Noem’s plan to merge the state Departments of Agriculture with Environment and Natural Resources. South Dakota Corn Growers Association President Scott Stahl says they haven’t taken a position, yet. Also not taking an official position yet is the South Dakota Soybean… Read more »
Northern welcoming students back for new semester Monday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Students will be back on campus at Northern State to start the second semester on Monday. There has been no on-campus learning since before Thanksgiving, with the semester wrapping up online. Justin Fraase, Vice President of Enrollment, Communications and Marketing, talked about the return of students. He said part of what… Read more »
Cwach planning to bring back reinsurance bill to session
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Legislators are preparing and filing bills ahead of the start of the 2021 South Dakota legislative session. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says he has one related to his legal work. Cwach, a Democrat, who is returning to Pierre for his second term, is planning to bring back one of his… Read more »
Landslide closes scenic road in Badlands National Park
WALL, S.D. (AP) — Officials say a scenic road in Badlands National Park has been closed because of a 300-feet long landslide. The park’s acting maintenance chief Ken Thompson says Sage Creek Rim Road is closed from Highway 240 south of Wall and west about 6.5 miles. Crews are planning to re-open the dirt road… Read more »
Johnson says using 25th Amendment could create more divisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Some Congressional leaders are pushing Vice President Mike Pence to initiate action on the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office. That is in response to the mob invading the US Capitol earlier this week. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says that’s never been used. Johnson says using the Amendment… Read more »
Lewis & Clark project should get more federal funding
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Lewis & Clark Regional Water Project should see another round of federal funding this year. Executive Director Troy Larson says Congress included funding in the omnibus bill that passed just before Christmas. Larson says they hope to get a decent share of the water project funding. Larson says they have… Read more »
Fundraising campaign underway for new complex on State Fairgrounds
HURON, S.D. (DRG News) – A fundraising campaign is underway to come up with a portion of the money needed to build a new livestock complex on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron. Interim state Secretary of Agriculture Hunter Roberts says the Beef Complex building burned down in October, leaving the fairgrounds without its… Read more »