PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety has released the list of sobriety checkpoints to be done during August.   Officials plan to hold 24 total checkpoints in 15 counties. The checkpoints, held monthly in different counties, are designed to discourage people from drinking and then driving.      Augusts checkpoints… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Presentation College announces that Margaret (Maggie) Huber, Ph.D., is retiring from her position of President of the College, effective October 1, 2019. Dr. Huber has been at the helm of Presentation College since January 2012.  Dr. Huber’s goal was to ensure that Presentation College establish itself as a viable… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (Press Release) – The American Legion Centennial Ride through the heart of the nation passes along the American Legion Memorial Highway, U.S. Highway 281, Aug. 2 and includes stops at 13 local American Legion posts in South Dakota. Motorcycling veterans will carry one half of a banner as part of “Team Legacy” toward… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem and the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) today announced that the remaining balance of the 2019 Housing Opportunity Funds (HOF) will be used to help families whose homes were impacted by storms this spring. In total, $165,000 will be available. “It’s been months since South Dakota… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – Brookings police are investigating the death of a toddler. Assistant Chief Derrick Powers says an ambulance was called to the 900 block of Seventh Street shortly before 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon for an unresponsive child. Police and the ambulance responded to the scene but the three-year-old child was deceased when they… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters has created a Cleanup Assistance Hotline to assist South Dakotans with cleanup or debris removal as a result of the winter storm and flooding this year. The phone number is 605-519-5413. The hotline will operate through Aug. 9. The hotline is staffed by… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The July Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, slumped to a weak reading signaling positive, but slower growth for the region over the next three to six months. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Tanisha Renee Jordan-Mondo, 39, of Aberdeen, has pleaded guilty, but mentally ill to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Michelle Ladner of Aberdeen. Jordan-Mondo entered into the plea agreement Wednesday at the Brown County Courthouse. As a part of the deal murder charges will be dropped. Charges stem from July 19,… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A man accused of fatally beating a retired Rapid City teacher in 2017 has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a plea deal with prosecutors. “I know I’m responsible,” Andrew Eastman said in court Tuesday after pleading guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of 64-year-old Larry Mintzlaff, who… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – South Dakota will soon have a new Pilots For Christ chapter when the group officially gets up and running this weekend during a commissioning ceremony at the Clark, South Dakota airport. Organizer Pastor Mark Tracy says that Pilots For Christ is a membership organization that posts public requests for consideration by… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Aquatic Center is offering an adult swim night on Friday, Aug 2. The first-time event will run from 7 to 9 p.m. People must be 18 or older in order to attend. Individuals are asked to bring a state issued ID for age verification. Admission is $7.75 per person.… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers says releases and levels along the Missouri River will stay high for some time. John Remus, Chief of the Water Management Office for the Corps in Omaha says there is still a lot of water to move. Remus says they may not make their normal target date.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Institute for Organization Management, the professional development program of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, is pleased to announce that Lisa Anderson, Director of Public Relations of the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, has recently completed her third year at Institute for Organization Management, a four-year nonprofit leadership training program… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WalletHub) – With house flippers earning an average gross profit of $60,000 in Q1 2019, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best Places to Flip Houses as well as accompanying videos. To help serious real-estate investors find the best markets to list their flipped properties, WalletHub compared more than… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Motorists are being urged to keep an eye out for wandering bison in Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota after rangers noticed an uptick in the number of crashes between vehicles and the animals. There have been six such crashes this year, with half resulting in fatal injuries to… Read more »