WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A Watertown man is being held in the Codington County Detention Center on a million dollars cash-only bond following his arrest Thursday morning for Second Degree Murder. Forty year-old Jeremiah Peacemaker is accused of killing 28 year-old Kendra Owen at her residence in the 300-block of North Broadway. Owen’s body was… Read more »
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Suspect caught in triple assault that includes a murder
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA TV) – Local law enforcement has caught the suspect in a triple assault turned murder case yesterday. The Rapid City Police Department was called to E. Monroe Street for a triple-assault. Police found two female and one male victim that all suffered blunt force trauma. Police were able to quickly identify… Read more »
Farmers need to make sure they are planting legal seed varieties
IDEAL, S.D. (WNAX) – Farmers planting small grains or cover crops this fall need to make sure they are planting legal seed varieties. There has recently been an increase in illegal plantings of non-certified public seed varieties and brown bagged sales by individuals and elevators. Bryan Jorgenson is a certified seed dealer and farmer from… Read more »
USD President closely monitoring COVID totals
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – COVID-19 cases at the University of South Dakota are surging, with 243 students and staff self-reporting a positive test and 666 currently in quarantine or isolation. USD President Sheila Gestring says they are carefully monitoring. Gestring says they know university life exists outside the classrooms. Gestring says they are working closely… Read more »
COVID impacts individuals in different ways
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – COVID-19 infections can cause a wide range of symptoms and will make some people very sick. Mike Stevens of Yankton was one of those that got hit hard. Stevens says a doctor in the hospital at one point asked him if he wanted a DNR, or do not resuscitate order posted,… Read more »
Numbers updated on Rapid City Community Development Block Grant
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA TV) – Seniors in Rapid City may not know they can get help applying for medication assistance from pharmaceutical companies. At Wednesday’s Legal and Finance Meeting they got an update from Behavior Management Systems about the community development block grant funding they get each year. BMS Health Associate Executive Officer Teri… Read more »
Stratford couple among Rural Dakota Pride Award winners
HURON, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Farmers Union recognizes South Dakotans who give back to their rural communities with the 2020 Rural Dakota Pride Award. The 2020 Rural Dakota Pride honorees include Connie and Allen Hoeft, Stratford; Holly Bauer, Whitewood; Sharon Peterson, De Smet; Jenny Wilk, Huron; and Joyce Heath, Winner. “Without citizens willing… Read more »
NSU Marching Wolves to hold community performances this month
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University’s marching band has several community performances planned throughout the month of September. The NSU Marching Wolves will perform the following dates and locations: Sept. 4: March through campus, 3 p.m. Sept. 9: Play at Bethesda and Angelhaus Nursing homes (closed to the public for resident safety) Sept.… Read more »
COVID cases continue to soar, no new deaths reported
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of COVID cases continued to soar, but there were no new deaths and not much movement in hospitalizations according to information released by the State Department of Health today. South Dakota had 334 new confirmed cases, along with 196 recoveries, pushing the amount of active infections to 3,013… Read more »
Noem announces $75 million in CARES Act funding for K-12 Schools
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today announced that public and private schools in South Dakota will receive an additional $75 million, or $500 per student, in new funding from the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF). “I appreciate the great work our schools are doing to ensure kids are back in the classroom this… Read more »