WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is running for reelection to the Senate seat he won in 2014. He says he wants to continue pushing his issues. Rounds says it has been frustrating at times. Rounds says divided government is making any progress in the Senate very difficult. The Republican incumbent faces… Read more »
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Legislators approve amending state budget for pandemic costs
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators approved amending the state budget to reflect $1.3 billion of federal aid for pandemic related costs. During the special session Monday, lawmakers also approved a resolution directing how the Governor should spend the remaining $597 million. House Speaker Steven Haugaard of Sioux Falls says many of the same… Read more »
Groton Area Middle School to move to distance learning
GROTON, S.D. (By American News Staff) – Groton Area Superintendent Joe Schwan announced Monday that due to an increase in positive COVID-19 cases that Groton Area Middle School will transition to remote learning beginning Tuesday for the remainder of the week. There has also been an increase in close contact quarantines and staff exposures, according… Read more »
Highway 50 bridge renamed in honor of fallen soldier
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The eastbound Highway 50 bridge over the James River will now be known as the Sgt. Allen D. Kokesh Memorial Bridge. The plaque was unveiled at a ceremony at the Yankton County Government Center Saturday afternoon. Kokesh died from injuries in a bomb blast in December of 2005 while serving with… Read more »
Yankton couple part of vaccine trial
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A Yankton couple is part of the clinical trials looking for a COVID-19 vaccine. Jerry Webber says she and husband were added to the Moderna (moe-dern-uh) vaccine study. Webber says they have had different reactions so far. Webber says they want to help where they can. Webber says they are working… Read more »
Mitchell man arrested after high speed chase in Hughes, Stanley counties
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A 23-year-old man from Mitchell is in custody in Hughes County after a brief high speed chase in Hughes and Stanley counties Friday evening (Oct. 2, 2020). Information from the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office says Hunter VanAsh was under surveillance for being a suspect in crimes committed in the Fort… Read more »
Intersection to be closed Tuesday for road work
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the following intersection will be closed intermittently to thru traffic for road work: S 2nd Street & 3rd Avenue SW Work will be completed as quickly as possible. Motorists are… Read more »
Active COVID cases, hospitalizations up slightly, no new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s active COVID cases and hospitalizations showed a small increase, while deaths remained the same in figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 181 new cases and 174 new recoveries pushing the amount of active infections to 4,274 (there were 3,828 on week ago).… Read more »
Noem lays out ground rules for spending federal money
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators are meeting is a special session today, some in Pierre and some remotely as they decide how to spend hundreds of millions of federal dollars. Governor Kristi Noem addressed the joint session at the beginning, laying out the federal ground rules. Noem says the guidelines force the state… Read more »
Noem says SD has fared better than most any other state since pandemic began
PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — South Dakota lawmakers are meeting in Pierre today for a one day special session. At issue is how to spend more than $1.2 billion dollars from the federal government for COVID-19 related expenses. The session began with a speech from Governor Kristi Noem on the floor of the House of Representatives.… Read more »