SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Augustana University confirms that an incoming freshman made some sort of online threat that other Augie students saw and reported. The school’s investigation determined there was no immediate threat and that the student was not on campus at the time the threat was made. But Augie has a zero-tolerance policy for… Read more »

WAUBAY, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Authorities are investigation the drowning of a 2-year-old child in the Waubay area. According to information from the South Dakota Attorney General’s office, the drowning did not occur at a lake, but did take place in the Waubay area.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sanford Health has fired one of its surgeons who is the subject of a federal fraud investigation, a month after three top hospital executives defended him against the allegations. Neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora owns a company that sells devices used in spine surgeries. Two Sanford doctors in 2016 filed a lawsuit… Read more »

CLOVERDALE, Ind. (WNAX) – POET officials have announced they are shutting down their 92 million gallon Cloverdale, Indiana ethanol plant due to the 31 small refiner waivers to the RFS granted by the EPA. POET CEO and Chairman Jeff (broy-n) Broin says the cut back is not only due to the ethanol demand destruction but… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – A jury has found a Rapid City man guilty of attempting to hire someone to kill a doctor that treated his late wife. After jury deliberations Thursday, the verdict came in finding William Thoman guilty of soliciting and aiding and abetting first degree murder. Prosecutors allege Thoman asked a colleague… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – Levels of the big reservoirs on the Missouri River continue to fall, but very slowly. Mike Swenson is with the Water Management Bureau at the Corps of Engineers in Omaha. Swenson says releases from the lower dams will continue high well into fall. Swenson says Lake Oahe is also slowly falling.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Eleven major phone companies are telling the country’s state attorneys general they’ll do more to stop robocalls. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says phone companies will offer call-blocking tools free to all but traditional landline users. They’ll also block calls for everyone at the network level. Ravnsborg says the… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (WNAX) – Small refinery waivers granted by the Environmental Protection Agency to large oil companies is causing ethanol plants to scale back and, in some cases, shut down completely. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he is pushing bi-partisan legislation in the House. Johnson says they have also made appeals directly to President… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – Brookings Representative Tim Reed is chair of one of several legislative subcommittees looking into mental health issues. The “Increase Community Services and Caregiver Supports” group has met once. Reed says they’re trying to determine what sort of residential services are available for those with mental health issues. Reed says they can… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – At this time last year, Billie Sutton was running as the Democratic candidate for Governor of South Dakota. While he eventually lost that race to Republican Kristi Noem, Sutton has not lost his passion to lead. He started the Billie Sutton Leadership Institute and is providing an opportunity for individuals to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – There have been numerous programs over the past few years, both public and private, aimed at increasing the number of available workers. Dave Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says it is a long-term problem. Owen says there are a number of contributing factors to the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, water will be off due to valve replacement in the vicinity of the following area:           Industrial Avenue from N. Commerce Street to North County Hwy 19  The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University has been selected as a host site for the Japan Outreach Initiative – the first university in the Dakotas to be chosen for this program. “We’re putting South Dakota on the map through Northern,” said Dr. Leigh Neys, director of the NSU Office of International Programs. The… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today announced that the Department of Social Services entered into a contract with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe to operate the only Intensive Methamphetamine Treatment Program operated by a tribal treatment program in South Dakota. The contract will expand treatment services for adults with a severe methamphetamine use… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Kyle man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a fatal shooting on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Jamie Shoulders was sentenced in federal court in Rapid City after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for killing Christopher Janis, a 42-year-old Marine veteran with a wife and two children.… Read more »