FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – It took two votes and 12 and a half minutes of debate, but Fort Pierre City employees will get a four-percent bump in pay in 2021. The Fort Pierre City Council took up employee salaries at their final regular meeting Monday night. Finance Officer Roxanne Heezen says salaries were budgeted… Read more »
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Look of National Weather Service radar page changing
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The way radar from the National Weather Service is presented on their websites across the country is changing. Kelly Serr at the National Weather Service’s office in Aberdeen says it’s been awhile since the look of the radar page has changed. Serr says the change only impacts how the public views… Read more »
South Dakota Civil Air Patrol receives rare award for excellence
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Press Release) — South Dakota Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has received a rare award for excellence. The Unit Citation Award, given by the organization’s national headquarters, recognized unprecedented growth and accomplishments during 2019. In the online presentation ceremony, CAP North Central Region Commander, Col. John R. O’Neill, praised South Dakota CAP members.… Read more »
Physician says state not testing enough for COVID
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – Despite Covid-19 infection numbers dropping in South Dakota, health experts are warning that precautions are still needed. Dr. Michael Elliott, Chief Medical Officer at Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, says South Dakota is still very high in positive results. Elliott says the state is not testing enough. Elliott says… Read more »
Rapid City group wants council president removed over posts on masks
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Dozens of Rapid City residents and business owners have filed complaints against the city council president for her social media posts and supporting a website they say targets those who are opposed to a mask mandate. Tonchi Weaver brought almost 100 complaints to the city attorney’s office accusing Laura Armstrong… Read more »
Brandon woman ordered to pay back nearly $600,000 in wire fraud case
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former payroll clerk for a South Dakota trucking company accused of writing checks to herself for more than a decade has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay back more than half a million dollars. Fifty-year-old Sheila Verbrugge, of Brandon, pleaded guilty in September to wire fraud.… Read more »
Highway Patrol says safe driving important part of holiday season
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota’s Highways Patrol reminds drivers that being safe behind the wheel is also an important part of the holiday season. The Highway Patrol will conduct an “Operation Safe Christmas ” Wednesday, Dec. 23, and Thursday, Dec. 24, to encourage those already traveling to be careful. Col. Rick Miller, superintendent… Read more »
State’s active COVID infections drop to lowest level since mid-October
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s active COVID infections dropped by nearly 750, it’s lowest level since mid-October, hospitalizations were down three and there were no new deaths, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 436 new confirmed cases and 1,181 recoveries, lowering the active cases by… Read more »
Avera St. Luke’s to administer first doses of COVID-19 vaccine
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Now that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine, Avera St. Luke’s plans to administer the first doses that have been allocated by the state this evening. “We will receive our first vaccines soon and plan to begin vaccinating our front line staff… Read more »
Robbery leads to foot chase in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A robbery took place at a Mount Rushmore Road convenience store Monday which peaked in a foot chase between officers and a leading suspect in the case. Rapid City Police Department community relations specialist Brendyn Medina said the employee at the convenience store had been threatened by the assailant. The… Read more »