YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A survey of employers shows they need more than technical skills from their applicants. Nancy Wenande, C.E.O. of Yankton Area Progressive Growth, says a survey shows the top three skills employers are looking for are: motivation, interpersonal abilities and time management. She says some of that involves retraining. Wenande says there… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Fourth Annual Collegepalooza is set for Tuesday, Aug. 27. The event begins at 5 p.m. on Main St. The event is for students attending Northern State and Presentation. Gail Ochs, President of the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, talked about the event. She said that there will be events including… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (Press Release) – The South Dakota National Guard will host Transfer of Memory, a photo exhibition of Holocaust survivors living in Minnesota, from Sept. 9-27 on Camp Rapid. The exhibit will be open to the public for viewing Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Joint Force Headquarters on… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A restaurant east of Pierre sustains damage in an early Wednesday morning fire. Pierre Rural Fire Department Chief Jason Roggel says firefighters were dispatched around 5 a.m. Roggel says an exact cause in unknown. The building housing the Cattleman’s Club has an apartment above the restaurant which was occupied at the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University kicked off the 2019-20 academic year with in-service sessions that welcomed new faculty and discussed strategies for student success. NSU President Dr. Tim Downs led the first session in a packed Krikac Auditorium. “I’m really excited because every year we keep doing more and more and challenging… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Rapid City man has been charged after he allegedly made threats to blow up various local and federal government entities. Thirty-seven-year-old Daniel Nazarchuk was charged Tuesday with making terrorist threats and possession of a controlled substance — both felonies — as well as a misdemeanor count of intentional damage… Read more »

WAGNER, S.D. (AP) — A Wagner woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, whose body was covered in bruises when police found her unresponsive last week. Amanda Rose Hernandez, 23, was arrested Friday, two days after her daughter, Aayana Hernandez, was found dead at the home where they were… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – A truck driver transporting hemp to Minnesota from Colorado has been arrested on Interstate 90 in South Dakota and charged with marijuana possession. The Minnesota Hemp Association’s Joe Radinovich says South Dakota is violating the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp. Radinovich says the hemp had been tested to make… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The City of Fort Pierre may have an opportunity in the future to cash in on a touring group of motor coach enthusiasts. Shane Kramme, Vice President and General Manager of the Fort Pierre Chamber of Commerce told the Fort Pierre City Council Monday night about a phone call he… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Over 100 bankers met in Pierre last week for the Ag Credit Conference sponsored by the South Dakota Bankers Association. Association President Curt Everson says volatility was a key word during the meeting. Everson says the bankers talked about producers being more efficient. Everson says ag bankers want to do what… Read more »

SIOUX CITY, Iowa. (WNAX) – Representatives of Native American tribes from around the country are in Sioux City this week attending a political forum on tribal issues. The Frank LaMere Presidential Candidate Forum, named for the late South Sioux City activist, is taking place at the Orpheum Theater. Nine presidential candidates are also attending, and… Read more »

ROSCOE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A Pasture Tour is scheduled in Edmunds County on Tuesday morning, Aug. 27. The event will run from 9 a.m. to Noon at the Jonathan Rohrbach farm located 5 miles north and 5.5 miles east of Roscoe or 5 miles north and 1.5 miles west of Beebe Corner. Meshele Townsend, Edmunds… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – The Rapid City Council has okayed a program that will allow skilled bow hunters to kill antlerless deer inside city limits as part of an effort to keep the herd numbers in check. The ordinance approved Monday night will allow bow and arrow use for those who take part in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Two people on a sail boat in Lake Oahe are uninjured after their vessel overturned during severe weather last Friday. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says Central South Dakota Communications dispatched the Pierre Fire Department Rescue unit around 3:20 p.m. Two boats were dispatched with the Pierre Rescue Unit. A severe… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, water will be off due to valve replacement in the vicinity of the following area:           800 block of South Grand Street  The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the affected area collect and store… Read more »