BERESFORD, S.D. (Press Release) – One man died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Beresford. The name of the person involved is not being released pending notification of family members. A 2001 Ford Explorer was northbound on Interstate 29 when it left the road, entered the median and rolled. The 38-year-old male… Read more »
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Colman man identified in fatal crash west of Hartford
HARTFORD, S.D. (Press Release) – A Colman, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Saturday night in a motorcycle-pickup crash west of Hartford. A 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup was stationery in the eastbound lane on South Dakota Highway 38 waiting to make a left-hand turn into a business. An eastbound Harley… Read more »
State shows slight increase in active infections, no new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state showed a slight increase in active COVID-19 cases with no new deaths reported today, according to numbers supplied by the South Dakota Department of Health. The state had 240 new confirmed cases to go along with 220 new recoveries, pushing the amount of active infections to 2,750 (there were… Read more »
Gettysburg man identified in fatal tornado accident
GETTYSBURG, S.D. (Press Release) – A Gettysburg man has been identified as the driver of an RV that was struck by a tornado on Sunday evening near Miller. According to obituary information from a funeral home, Paul Dean Nelson, 73, of Gettysburg was killed when the RV he was driving was struck by a tornado… Read more »
Iowa woman identified in fatal crash south of Jefferson
JEFFERSON, S.D. (Press Release) – A Brunsville, Iowa woman has been identified as the person who died Saturday in a two-vehicle crash south of Jefferson. A 2008 Ford Econoline E350 Ambulance was southbound on Interstate 29 when the driver lost control. The vehicle crossed both lanes, went into the median and then entered the northbound… Read more »
Amazon commits to build new facility in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Online retailing and tech giant Amazon has committed to building a facility in Sioux Falls that would add 1,000 jobs and $200 million worth of private investment to an industrial park in the northwestern corner of the city. According to documents obtained Monday by the Argus Leader newspaper, Seattle-based Amazon… Read more »
Man sentenced to eight years for striking and killing dog walker
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Hartford man accused of driving drunk and killing a woman walking her dog has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Micah Ryan Giebler earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence. The 31-year-old Giebler was sentenced Monday afternoon in Second Circuit Court. Giebler was intoxicated… Read more »
Leadership Aberdeen promoting Hub City Hound photo contest
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Leadership Aberdeen is preparing to launch a contest to help the Aberdeen Area Humane Society. The Hub City Hound photo contest will run from Sept. 10 to Oct. 10. Proceeds from the event will go to help the Humane Society in its campaign for a new building. Leadership member Andrew Bergan… Read more »
Index advances above growth neutral
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The August Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, advanced above growth neutral, and to its highest level in two years. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, says the overall index showed a… Read more »
Glitches don’t impact ability to track and trace
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As COVID-19 infection numbers surge in South Dakota, the reporting process has seen some glitches in the past couple of weeks. Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they do watch the reporting and process. Malsam-Rysdon says the posted numbers didn’t impact their tracking and tracing. Malsam-Rysdon says they do get resistance… Read more »