MITCHELL, S.D. (WNAX) – American Wind Week is observed each August to remind people of the progress being made in renewable energy. Neal Gyngard is President of the company “Tower Climbing Grease Monkeys” and is now a spokesman for the industry. Gyngard says he wants people to know that wind power is a fast growing… Read more »
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Central States Fair to combine regional with national talent
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — The Central States Fair and Rodeo in Rapid City starts today and runs through Sunday, Aug. 30. Fair manager Ron Jeffries says he and the fair board have closely followed the latest COVID-19 information to make the fair the safest event possible. Jeffries says when they made the decision to… Read more »
Brown County corrections officers test positive for COVID-19
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – More than one corrections officer has tested positive for COVID-19, but the Brown County Jail remains fully staffed and no inmates have tested positive. Chief Deputy Dave Lunzman said the first corrections officer tested positive late last week. As of Thursday, Lunzman said, more than one staffer has… Read more »
Troopers working to return abandoned military vehicle
NORTH PLATTE, NEB. (Press Release) — The Nebraska State Patrol is working with the South Dakota National Guard to make sure a large military vehicle reaches its appropriate destination in South Dakota. This morning, a trooper was made aware that the vehicle, which is used in engineering operations, was sitting on a parked trailer at… Read more »
South Dakota officials warn of COVID-19 exposure at Sturgis
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials say a number of people who attended the 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this month, including some who came from out of state, have come down with COVID-19. State Department of Health officials on Thursday didn’t give an exact number of rallygoers who tested positive, but they… Read more »
19 school districts in South Dakota have at least one COVID-19 case
PIERRE, S.D. (By Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – Nineteen school districts in South Dakota have at least one COVID-19 case, according to state health officials. There are fewer than 40 COVID-19 cases among students, teachers and staff in South Dakota, state epidemiologist Josh Clayton said during a media call on Thursday. The state… 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.
Two company executives, lifelong friends, killed in crash west of Groton
GROTON, S.D. (AP) — Two executives of an agriculture equipment dealer who were lifelong friends have died in a highway crash in South Dakota. Mark Kreps and Steve Connelly were both vice presidents at Fargo, North Dakota-based RDO Equipment Co. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says the 54-year-old men died when their pickup truck collided… Read more »
AAUW-DKG Book Sale set for Sept. 10-12
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual AAUW-DKG Book Sale is set for Sept. 10-12 at the old Milwaukee Railroad Depot on Main St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 and 11, and 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. on Sept. 12. Dee Aman, member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Co-Chair of the event,… Read more »
Rounds says keeping Medicare and Social Security funded a problem
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The executive order that President Trump signed suspending the collection of payroll taxes has focused attention again on Medicare and Social Security. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says keeping those programs funded has been and is a problem. Rounds says those two programs are not now actively managed by Congress. Rounds… Read more »