RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA News) – On Monday, families will walk to remember relatives who died at the Rapid City Indian Boarding School. South Dakota has an ugly Indian boarding school legacy, which has remained largely forgotten until recent research unearthed grave sites of children, which then led to questions about land distribution. The Indian… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – After meeting with the Sturgis City Council on Monday night to provide their fundraising update, the Rural Sturgis Ambulance Group met Wednesday night to plan their next step. Fundraising so far has raised around $18,000 – not yet half of what the group needs to keep the Sturgis Ambulance Service running… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University is altering Gypsy Day plans for Saturday due to anticipated inclement weather. The NSU Gypsy Day Parade will not take place as usual on Main Street. Instead, parade entrants are encouraged to line up their floats in the tailgate area of Swisher Field to be viewed and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen area got its first experience with winter-like conditions on Thursday. While final snow total estimates are not concrete, Aaron Dye, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen, said locally the amount should be in the 4-8 inch range. He said the wind and temperatures will continue to be… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – Watertown Police continue to investigate after receiving information on their facebook page overnight about possible violence that was going to occur at the Watertown Middle School today. Police Captain Kirk Ellis says that the information has been investigated and the messages that were posted on Facebook were taken out of context.… Read more »

CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (KWAT) — The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission has approved an increase in state park entrance fees for the first time since 2014. The Commission also took action to raise select camping fees, many of which had also been unchanged for several years. Pending approval from the Interim Rules Committee, fee… Read more »

BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — Bison will have more room to roam in Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota. People are invited to celebrate expansion of the park’s bison range during a public ceremony Friday. The Return of the Bison Celebration begins at 11 a.m. at Pinnacles Overlook and will feature a ceremonial… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem said Wednesday that she would take no action against Minnehaha County’s top prosecutor despite an investigation that found he might have a drinking problem. Noem asked the attorney general to investigate after Aaron McGowan was absent from work without explanation from mid-July through mid-September. She called Attorney General… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Passenger numbers for September at Pierre Regional Airport are some of the best the airport has ever seen. Pierre City Commissioner Jamie Huizenga presented the enplanement numbers to the Pierre City Commission Tuesday night. Huizenga says the timing for the big numbers worked out, too. Huizenga says Pierre should easily pass… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – As part of National Fire Prevention Week, the Yankton Fire Department held its annual open house Wednesday night. Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickles says the onset of cold weather this week will have lots of people turning their furnaces on for the first time. Nickles says people will also soon be… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Winter storms and fall harvest work are not a good combination, but that’s what South Dakota producers will be dealing with over the next several days. Parts of the state could see a foot or more of snow at a time when producers are anxious to get their beans and corn… Read more »

PLATTE, S.D. (WNAX) – Several rounds of flooding mixed with some strong storms has created major problems for a number of counties. At least 58 of the state’s counties are included in at least one disaster declaration. House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte says they have been talking about the tough financial situation many… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The residential pheasant hunting opener takes place on Saturday, Oct. 12. The non-resident (or regular) opener is a week from Saturday, Oct. 19. Nick Cochran, Conservation Officer with the Game, Fish and Parks, said that this weekend’s hunting is only allowed on public-owned land. Hunting is allowed from Noon to sunset… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – School districts across the state are dealing with kids and vaping in one form or another. Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they are seeing the problem, too. Kindle says they are approaching it through education. Some districts are starting to use electronics to detect vaping use in restrooms. Kindle says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The open house for Northern State University’s new Harvey C. Jewett IV Regional Science Education Center is being postponed due to weather. The event is now scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the science center, located at the corner of Twelfth Avenue Southeast and South State Street. Self-led… Read more »