VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – COVID-19 infections are on the rise on university campuses across the state. University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring says they are now sharing as much infection information as they can. That dashboard now shows four employees and 94 students with active infections. There are also 406 students in quarantine… Read more »
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Demand for absentee ballots expected to continue to rise
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The demand for absentee ballots will continue to rise as the general election approaches. South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett updated the legislatures Government Operations and Audit Committee. Barnett says voters can still ask for an absentee ballot to be sent to them. Barnett says keeping everyone safe during the… Read more »
Talks continuing on next stimulus bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Members of Congress are not due back in Washington until after Labor Day, so debate of the next economic stimulus bill is on hold. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says talks are continuing. Rounds says they have focused on a number of needs. Rounds says Democrats have not been serious about… Read more »
Ag, Environment & Natural Resources departments to merge
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced the South Dakota Departments of Agriculture and Environment & Natural Resources will merge to form the streamlined South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Hunter Roberts, the current Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, will be tapped to oversee the new department. Beginning September… Read more »
Monday marks deadline for license plate decal renewals
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Monday marks the end of another month and another deadline for license plate decal renewals. Patty VanMeter, Brown County Treasurer, said people can stop down to the courthouse, mail in their in their funds, renew online or stop by the kiosk at Kessler’s. Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31. VanMeter… Read more »
S.D. sees record 343 new COVID-19 cases, plus 280 previously unreported
PIERRE, S.D. (By Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – South Dakota’s COVID-19 cases saw a record increase of 343 on Thursday. On top of that, the state added 280 previously unreported cases to its total. The South Dakota Department of Health said a “reporting aberration” caused an under-report in new cases Tuesday and Wednesday.… 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.
Northern State cancels homecoming parade
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University has decided to cancel the 105th annual NSU Gypsy Day Parade, as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 virus. The decision was made after careful consideration, involving discussions with state and local health care officials. In addition, Northern reached out to select parade participants, and also factored… Read more »
Avera now offering robotic orthopedic surgeries
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Avera St. Luke’s is the first hospital in Aberdeen and Northeastern South Dakota to offer Mako SmartRobotics™. This advancement in joint replacement surgery transforms the way total knee replacements are performed. With the new service, Avera welcomes Dr. Seth Christensen. Total knee replacements in the United States are expected to… Read more »
Victims identified in fatal shooting in Rapid City
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police have identified the two victims found fatally shot in a park in western South Dakota earlier this week. Authorities say 26-year-old Charles Red Willow, a local man, and 29-year-old Ashley Nagy, of Greeley, Colorado, were found dead from multiple gunshots in Thomson Park in Rapid City Monday night. Investigators… Read more »