ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Following are key dates for the Aberdeen Regional Airport Terminal Access Road and Parking Lot Improvements. These dates may fluctuate based on weather conditions and progress of the contractors. Please share this with your teams. August 7, 2025: Fence and Gate Installation for the Temporary Access Road south of National Weather Service… Read more »
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Senator Rounds invite President Trump to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- Motorcycles should start thundering into western South Dakota this week as the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally gets underway. Earlier this year, South Dakota Senator Senator Mike Rounds invited President Donald Trump to the Rally. Rounds has had a long relationship with Buffalo Chip campground owner Ron Woodruff. Rounds himself has taken in the… Read more »
Sioux Falls Mayor Paul Tenhaken deliver 2026 city budget
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- The city of Sioux Falls is growing…but its budget isn’t. Mayor Paul Tenhaken delivered his final budget address Thursday. The 775-million dollar package includes more public safety personnel, a new fire station and 120-million dollars worth of road projects. The Mayor says a new state law capping property tax increases is making… Read more »
Appropriation Committee meet in Pierre Thursday
PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- Some hard decisions ahead. That’s the caution offered by state Senator Ernie Otten. He co-chairs the legislature’s appropriations committee and says the upcoming ten percent cut in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families won’t be the last difficult decision the committee faces. There are about 25-hundred South Dakota families on the Temporary Assistance program.… Read more »
Flow testing fire hydrants along north end of Aberdeen
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Happening now, the Aberdeen Fire Rescue will begin flow-testing fire hydrants in the following area: Railroad Tracks N. to 15th Ave. NE Between Dakota St. & N. Roosevelt St. The fire department will be opening hydrants and residents will experience some water pressure changes, and in some instances the water will be… Read more »
Drought monitor update
SOUTH DAKOTA(KWAT)- Over half of South Dakota’s land mass is no longer considered to be in any level of drought. The weekly drought monitor map shows all areas up and down the Interstate 29 corridor, and a large chunk of northwest South Dakota drought-free. The Drought Monitor shows 61-percent of the state has adequate soil… Read more »
South Dakota Department of Health report first death due to West Nile Virus
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELOLAND) – A death due to the West Nile virus (WNV) has been reported in South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Health (SDDOH) wrote in a press release that as of July 23, in South Dakota, there have been three human cases in Brookings, Marshall and Spink County. Of these three… Read more »
Road Closed for asphalt patching on Friday, July 25th
ABERDEEN, S.D (Press Release) ROAD CLOSED: Weather permitting, beginning at approximately 7am Friday, July 25th, 2025, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for asphalt patching: 7th Ave. SE From West edge of Montgomery’s Furniture driveway going west 175 feet The road is scheduled to be closed til 5pm or until finished. Motorists are advised… Read more »
Attorney General’s Office warn of possible scams relating to storm repairs
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) –South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns South Dakotans impacted by recent severe weather to be careful of transit vendors offering to do storm repairs. “In the aftermath of severe weather, scammers often prey on vulnerable homeowners with promises of quick and cheap repairs,” said Attorney General Jackley. “We urge residents to… Read more »
Preview of this weekend Pauer of Music Festival
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Coming up beginning Friday at Central Park is the 3rd annual Pauer of Music Festival. Alex Bartlett with Pauer Sound provides a preview and he starts by dedicating the upcoming to festival to Scott Sauer who passed away back in October of 2024. Bartlett runs down the feature acts each night and their… Read more »