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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen Public Works Department is reminding businesses and home owners that sump pump water is currently not authorized to be discharged into the sanitary sewer system until further notice. Discharges must be to the curb and gutter outside your home or business in a manner that will… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – An Ipswich man has been identified as the injured driver in a two-vehicle crash early Sunday morning four miles west of Aberdeen that killed a Warner teenager. A 2012 Chevrolet Impala had been northbound on 382nd Avenue when it entered U.S. Highway 12, pulling in front of an eastbound Chevrolet… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A 3-year-old boy from Pierre got a special sendoff from firefighters and police officers Wednesday morning as he heads to Sioux Falls for an appointment with a specialty doctor. This morning, Brody Nilson got a short ride in one of the Pierre Volunteer Fire Department trucks with a police escort… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced that his office is seeking internship applicants for Spring 2020 in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices. Duties will include researching legislation, attending committee hearings and briefings, leading tours of the U.S. Capitol, handling constituent phone calls, sorting mail and… Read more »