STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – Black Hills Special Services Cooperative is partnering with the State Department of Public Safety’s Driver Licensing program to help people with developmental disabilities. Tuesday, at their Sturgis area campus, Driver Licensing staff joined BHSSC officials to take photos and collect signatures to help people supported obtain I.D. cards. Jane Schrank with… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook Page) – The Aberdeen Police Department is investigating the intentional damage of over 50 vehicles that occurred last night. While we are still gathering information, it appears as though the shooter(s) fired a BB gun from a moving vehicle at vehicles parked on or near the roadway. While we don’t yet… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Yankton will close at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Specialists in the DRC have been meeting directly with applicants to review their applications. Visits to the center have now slowed, leading to the closing. South Dakotans who need help will continue to be… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The centerpiece of an Independence Day weekend air show in Pierre has been locked up with a northern flare. The “Let Freedom Fly” International Air Show will indeed be International. Jim Peitz with Mustang Aviation in Pierre locked up the Canadian Forces Snowbirds after meeting with airshow industry officials at an… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – State transportation officials are concerned about the James River and issues it could cause this spring. The topic was discussed at yesterday’s Davison County Commission meeting. Commission Chair Brenda Bode said she recently spoke with a DOT official about the river. She says the state is reaching out to the counties… Read more »

AVON, S.D. (WNAX) – Some South Dakota truckers are being fined for exceeding hay height restrictions. They say the 23-year-old law is just now being enforced. At the District 1 Farmers Union meeting, the group passed a resolution to increase the permitted hay height to 15 feet, 6 inches. Josh Schmidt produces and transports hay… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Members of the Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota Legislature got some good news during their three-day meeting in Pierre last week. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says updated tax revenue projections were more positive than earlier reports. Hunhoff says they still don’t have a clear picture of what the online sales… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Salvation Army will host its Annual Christmas Dinner on Friday, Dec. 20. Major Dale Hunt provides the details of this year’s event. Ride Line will once again offer rides to and from the event, providing it has 24-hour advance notice. Hunt said that about 175 people attended last year’s dinner.… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $9.5 million dollar investment in high-speed broadband infrastructure in Brookings, Kingsbury and Moody Counties. Julie Gross is USDA’s Rural Development South Dakota State Director. She says it will be a fiber-to-the-home network. Valley Telecommunications is based in Herreid, South Dakota. Gross says this will… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The South Dakota Department of Education has released its strategic plan, which will guide the department’s activities through 2024. Secretary of Education Dr. Ben Jones says chief among the priorities is championing excellence in the South Dakota K-12 education system. He says to that end, the top two priorities are… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KELO.com) —  The pilot and a passenger worked for three hours to remove ice and snow from the private plane that crashed near Chamberlain killing nine people November 30. That’s from the preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board: https://ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/NR20191217.aspx The report also says that witnesses told investigators that snow limited… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Sioux Falls man will spend decades in prison for charging at officers with knives outside of a jail earlier this year. Forty-four-year-old George Rinzy Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in the state penitentiary. Rinzy was shot by law enforcement outside the Minnehaha County Jail after causing a… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on a water line: First Ave. N.E. from N. Lincoln St. to N. Jay St. Work will be completed as quickly as possible. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Rapid City police are investigating an armed robbery of the Boyds Drug RX Express on the 2600 block of Mount Rushmore Road. Witnesses say a male suspect entered the pharmacy around 11 a.m., showed a gun and demanded property. Police did not elaborate on what that property was. The suspect… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A Kansas truck driver challenged the Pierre railroad viaduct and lost Monday night. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says 59 year-old Rex Birney of Dighton, Kansas was hauling a cattle trailer south through Pierre on Euclid Avenue when he attempted to pass under the 11-foot three-inch clearance that has been the… Read more »