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September 19, 2019

Man injured in fatal four-wheeler accident identified

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – An individual who was injured during a fatal four-wheeler accident seven miles west of Aberdeen Sunday night has been identified. A 2014 Polaris Ranger 900XP four-wheeler was northbound on 378th Avenue, which is a gravel road. The driver lost control turning onto 132nd Street, causing the vehicle to roll. Nicholas… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Day County authorities looking for individual involved in accident

WEBSTER, S.D. (Press Release) – The search for a 35-year-old male has resumed this morning in Day County in regards to locate the individual involved in a hit and run accident North of Webster on Wednesday, Sept. 18, which occurred just after 5:30 pm. The male subject involved, fled the accident scene and ran into… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Public information meeting held on zebra mussels

OACOMA, S.D. (KCCR) – Officials from the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held the first of two public information meetings on invasive zebra mussels in Oacoma Wednesday night. The Aquatic Invasive Species or A-I-S was found at Big Bend Dam in Fort Thompson this summer. G-F… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Grandmother sentenced to prison for accessory in death of grandson

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A grandmother has been sentenced in South Dakota to 9½ years in prison for being an accessory to the beating death of her 2-year-old grandson. Federal Judge Jeffrey Vixen gave 51-year-old Sonya Dubray a sentence longer than guidelines recommend on Tuesday afternoon in Rapid City. Viken asked Dubray how she… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Attorney General to investigate Minnehaha Co. State’s Attorney

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s attorney general will investigate Minnehaha County’s top prosecutor over his absence from work. Gov. Kristi Noem sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg requesting an investigation of State’s Attorney Aaron McGowan. McGowan was out of his office starting in mid-July. He returned to work Sept. 9, telling… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Congress looking at another continuing resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The new federal budget is supposed to start on Oct. 1. It again looks like Congress will have to approve another short-term continuing resolution to keep the government open. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says its an embarrassing situation. Johnson says continuing resolutions have become crutches. Johnson says it looks like… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Attorney General completing term as Commander of Army Reserve Battalion

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is completing his term as Commander of an Army Reserve Battalion. He says its been just over two years. He has been in command of the 394th Combat Services Support Battalion with units in South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska and Missouri. Ravnsborg says he will… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Wet conditions likely to impact harvest activity

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The wet conditions will probably lead to a delay when it comes to harvest activity in the northeast part of the state. Laura Edwards, State Climatologist, said that things are pretty much at a standstill right now. She said the moisture will probably lead to a later harvest of corn this… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Producers should check with crop insurance agents about potential losses

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Fields in Yankton County have standing water following recent James River flooding. Yankton County Farm Service Agency Executive Director Dave Charles says while it’s been slow moving, the flood waters have drenched a lot of fields and it will be a challenge for producers to get things dried up enough to… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Hughes County Commission approves drone purchase

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Hughes County Commission have given the go-ahead for Emergency Manager Rob Fines to purchase a drone. Fines says the cost of the drone is being covered by grant funding. The drone comes with two high-quality cameras. Fines says while there are drones around central South Dakota owned and operated by… Read more »

September 19, 2019

Governor declares Sept. 23 Falling Prevention Awareness Day

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Press Release) – Falling is not a normal part of growing older. Falls cost our Nation an estimated $95,000 per minute in 2015, totaling $50 billion. Factors that increase fall risk are well known and strategies to prevent falls are well documented. Despite this knowledge, South Dakota was ranked fifth in the nation… Read more »

September 18, 2019

One killed, another injured in four-wheeler accident west of Edgemont

EDGEMONT, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another person was injured Tuesday in a one-vehicle crash west of Edgemont. Names of the two males involved are not being released at this time pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved. A 2017 Polaris RZR four-wheeler was southbound on Coffee Flats… Read more »

September 18, 2019

City to spray for mosquitoes Thursday night

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Thursday, Sept. 19 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph.  The mosquito control trucks are identified and travel with a flashing yellow light. To… Read more »

September 18, 2019

Woonsocket juveniles identified in fatal crash

WOONSOCKET, S.D. (Press Release) – Three Woonsocket juveniles now officially have been identified as the people who died Saturday night in a three-vehicle crash east of Woonsocket. A 2000 Oldsmobile Alero was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 preparing to turn north onto South Dakota Highway 37. The vehicle collided with a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer… Read more »