SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Opportunity is knocking in South Dakota…especially for those interested in cyber security. Dakota State University has a rare contract with Army Cyber. Now, Senator Mike Rounds says officials are working on getting another site to work on top-secret data. Construction on Dakota State’s Applied Research Lab in Sioux Falls is… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(Press Release) — Sanford Health announced today Augustana University President Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and former Veterans Affairs Secretary, The Honorable David J. Shulkin, M.D., have been elected to serve as members of its Board of Trustees. Herseth Sandlin and Sec. Shulkin will begin their terms Jan. 1. Sanford Health trustees are elected by… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Pheasants weren’t the only thing flying around Pierre Regional Airport in October.  Plenty of pheasant hunters were likely behind October taking the title of best month of 2023 for enplanements at Pierre Regional Airport. Commissioner Jamie Huizenga is the airport’s liaison to the Pierre City Commission.  October’s 1,534 was 201 boardings higher than… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)- Four people(3 are children) were sent to the hospital, two of them with serious injuries, following an early Wednesday morning house fire in Watertown. The fire was in a two story home at 525 3rd Street Southwest. Adam Heinrich (hine-rick) is a lieutenant with Watertown Fire Rescue. The cause of the fire will… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–The Watertown School District is moving ahead with Phase Two of its athletic facility upgrades. The school board voted Monday night to approve a base bid of just under $10.4 million dollars to Hasslen Construction of Ortonville, Minnesota. School District Superintendent Jeff Danielsen explains what’s in Phase Two. Phase 3 of the project has… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- The Bird Flu is hitting South Dakota poultry producers again this fall.  Eight commercial flocks have reported outbreaks since it reappeared in the state towards the end of October. That has impacted more than 300,000 birds. The bird flu is likely spread to commercial flocks by migrating wild birds. The South Dakota Game,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- It doesn’t have a lot of teeth, but Senator Mike Rounds says President Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence development may go too far. For national security’s sake, Rounds says it’s critical that the U-S keeps top AI developers working in the U-S…an area of agreement with the Administration. As he reviews the… Read more »

HARRISBURG, S.D.(KELO)- They call themselves Neighbors Opposed to Prison Expansion…NOPE for short. Lincoln County landowners have filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s decision to locate a new men’s penitentiary near Harrisburg. State Representative Karla Lems of Canton says the lawsuit has two main points. Department of Corrections Secretary Kellie Wasko will meet with the group… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Weather permitting beginning at 8am on Wednesday, November 8th, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for patching: McCoy St. & Goodrich Ave. SE The intersection will be closed until the work is completed.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes.