SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – A report from the South Dakota Legislative Research Council highlights the financial issues involved with Medicaid expansion. Rick Weiland with the group “Dakotans for Health” says the report clearly lays out the benefits of expansion. The group has organized to push for a November 2022 ballot issue to expand Medicaid.… Read more »
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Virus testing event for Northern students, staff is Wednesday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (American News Staff Reports) – Mass COVID-19 testing has been scheduled for Wednesday on the campus of Northern State University. The event is for Northern students, faculty and staff, and as many as 500 tests will be conducted, according to information from the university. Free, voluntary walk-up testing will be offered from 9… Read more »
Vander Wal elected to Northern Electric Cooperative board
BATH, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern Electric Cooperative members in District 7 have elected Jeff Vander Wal of Brentford to the Board of Directors. Members elected Vander Wal during the cooperative’s 73rd annual meeting on Sept. 22. “I am very humbled to be elected by the membership in my district to serve them on the… Read more »
Active COVID cases increase slightly, no new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The amount of active cases rose slightly and there were no new deaths among the totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state reported 198 new cases and 159 new recoveries, pushing the amount of active infections to 3,828 (there were 2,890 one week ago). The state’s… Read more »
Media availability call at 11:45 on KSDN
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.
Crowd in Brandon celebrates life of teen killed in crash
BRANDON, S.D. (AP) — Several hundred people gathered at a church in Brandon to celebrate the life of a 14-year-old boy killed in a rollover accident last week. Many of those who attended the vigil Sunday night at Celebrate Community Church were fellow students of Noah Kimball at Brandon Valley High School. The event was… Read more »
Drop in student numbers not as bad as Regents expected
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Board of Regents last week reported a drop in student numbers at the six state universities of about three percent. Regents Executive Director Brian Maher says the drop will have an impact on their finances. Maher says the drop was not as bad as they initially expected.… Read more »
Huether Family Aquatic Center in Yankton to be open next summer
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Rapid progress is being made on construction of the Huether Family Aquatic Center in Fantle Memorial Park in Yankton. A tour on Friday included former Sioux Falls Mayor and Yankton native Mike Huether. Huether and his family donated $1 million for construction of the aquatic center. He says they appreciate the… Read more »
SDSU President says focus on retention kept enrollment numbers from being worse
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Board of Regents reported last week a three percent drop in the number of students enrolled at the six state universities. Barry Dunn, President of South Dakota State University, says the focus on student retention over the past few years kept the numbers from being worse. SDSU… Read more »
Barnett noticing a lot of activity during early voting
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Early voting started recently in South Dakota and Secretary of State Steve Barnett says there has been a lot of activity. Barnett, appearing before the Government Operations and Audit Committee, says voters have several options to get an early ballot. Barnett says a number of election officials had a conference… Read more »