ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Trappers Association is hosting a Fall Rendezvous at the Brown County Fairgrounds beginning on Friday.  SDTA Treasurer Trina Lien provided a preview. Lien talks about how this came to Aberdeen in 2024. Lien runs down activities taking place for people of all ages. Lien discuss the Bounty Program provided by… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(DRGNews)- The blood supply in the region is once again critically low. LifeServe Blood Center Territory Representative Abbie Arneson says anytime there’s a holiday and they can’t hold blood drives, it creates a shortage in their supply. Arneson says LifeServe is holding blood drives around South Dakota this month. She says people can find… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting,beginning at 7am on Thursday, September 12th, 2024, the following roads will be closed to thru traffic for storm sewer lateral repair: Main St. from 3rd Ave. to 5th Ave. and 4th Ave. from N. 1st St. to N. Lincoln St. The roads are scheduled to be closed until approximately 5pm… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- This week, the South Dakota Farmers Union held their Fly-in in Washington, D.C. to address the upcoming Farm Bill being worked on by Congress. On Monday, the group received an update from U.S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Brown County farmer Kirk Schaunaman talks about what he learned from the meeting. Clark County… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Northern State University is pleased to announce its largest new first-time class since 2014 and largest headcount enrollment since at least 1998. Northern welcomed 358 first-time students, an increase of 12% over 2023, and increased headcount enrollment by 5.4% to 3,711. Since implementing its strategic enrollment plan in 2022, first-time students have… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Sparks flew again in this week’s Minnehaha County Commission meeting over the 2020 election audit. Auditor Leah Anderson says there was a discrepancy of more than 24-thousand votes. Commissioner Joe Kippley remains critical of the Auditor’s position. Several members of the audience spoke in favor Anderson’s handling of the issue, criticizing Commissioner… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- The City of Sioux Falls has adopted a budget for 2025. It doesn’t include money to purchase land for a proposed new convention center…but City Councilors have mapped out a plan to make that happen. Council leaders Rich Merkouris (mer-KOOR-is) and Curt Soehl (SAIL) offered an ordinance to create a steering committee… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic Leader, has suggested that if the Democrats retain control of the US Senate that he will consider asking the Senate to eliminate the filibuster.  Senator John Thune thinks that is a bad idea. Senator Thune went on in his remarks to recount the Senators, on both sides of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- On Tuesday around 9:15pm, Aberdeen Police officers responded to a report of several shots being fired in the 700 block of North Congress St. When they arrived, officers found a 20-year-old male subject with multiple gunshot wounds. Aberdeen Fire Rescue responded and transported the shooting victim to Avera hospital where he is… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- On Sept. 8, in the early morning, officers with the Aberdeen Police Department were dispatched to a report of a stabbing in the 600 block of S. Grand Street. When officers arrived, they encountered both the victim and a subject suspected of doing the stabbing. A 52-year-old female was transported by ambulance… Read more »