BANGOR, Maine (WNAX) – Police in Bangor Maine arrested a man who they say displayed a knife and wooden baton at a campaign rally for President Trump where South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was speaking. She says she wasn’t aware of anything going on during the rally. Noem says she never felt threatened. Noem says… Read more »
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Armed robbery takes place in Brookings
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – A man with a gun robbed a Brookings convenience store Wednesday night. Police Lt. Marci Gebers (gay-burs) says a man armed with a handgun entered Schoon’s Pump N Pak South on the 1200 block of Main Avenue South at about 11:13 p.m. There was a clerk and a customer in the… Read more »
Local leaders look for ways to slow down virus
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – COVID-19 totals continue to soar throughout South Dakota and that has led community leaders to look at ways to help slow the spread of the virus. Brown County Emergency Manager Scott Meints said numbers in Brown County have definitely gone up. Meints met with both the city and county this past… Read more »
State investigating possible re-infection cases
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As COVID-19 cases surge in South Dakota, there are some suspected cases of re-infection. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says they are investigating. Clayton says they are still getting guidance on possible reinfections from the CDC. Clayton says they are working with outstate labs to confirm the possible reinfections. The state… Read more »
State told to be ready to distribute vaccine by mid-November
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The leader of the South Dakota Department of Health says the state will be ready to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-November– if a vaccine is available by then. Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says there are “several” vaccine candidates currently being tested. When it becomes available, Malsam-Rysdon says the vaccine will… Read more »
Rounds says groups continue to try to impact election process
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCCR) – Election interference has been a significant concern since the last presidential election four years ago. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity says groups continue impact America’s election process. Round says the most important thing anyone can do is cast a ballot. Polls are open on Election… Read more »
Ahlers, Rounds express views prior to election
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – With election day closing in, both candidates for South Dakota’s U.S. Senate seat are making as many voter contacts as possible. The nomination and confirmation of Amy Coney Barret to the U.S. Supreme Court has energized many Democrats to call for expansion of Court membership. Democratic candidate Dan Ahlers says he… Read more »
Annual Trick or Treat on Main St. event takes place Friday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Trick or Treat on Main St. event is set for Friday, Oct. 30. Shelley Westra-Heier, Executive Director of the Aberdeen Downtown Association, provides the details. She said that the pandemic has heightened awareness for an event like this. Westra-Heier said most of the downtown businesses will be participating, which… Read more »
State adds to record COVID totals, nine new deaths reported
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s record setting active COVID-19 totals and hospitalizations continued to rise and there were nine new deaths according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. Two of the deaths according in Walworth County and another was in Campbell County. Codington County also had two deaths. The… Read more »
Man brandishing weapons threatens Noem at campaign event, governor unharmed
BANGOR, Maine (KELO.com) — A would-be assailant brandishing two weapons threatened Gov. Kristi Noem at a Trump campaign event here. Noem press secretary Ian Fury says at no time was the Governor in danger. Fury says the Governor’s security detail intervened, and local police arrested the man. Fury says the campaign event continued, and Noem… Read more »