PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A trade group says it will spend $69,000 on radio and TV ads in support of U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and his re-election. The announcement by the American Chemistry Council comes a week after state Rep. Scyller Borglum launched a challenge to Rounds in the June 2020 Republican primary election. Rounds… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is sponsoring a Star Party on Friday, July 12 from dusk – 10:30 p.m. at the Kuhnert Arboretum Parking Lot located at 2110 South Dakota Street. A Star Party is a gathering of amateur astronomers viewing the night sky or people just wanting… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Governor’s Agriculture Summit is open in Sioux Falls at the Sanford PREMIER Center, in the midst of tough times in farm country. State Ag Chief Kim Vanneman acknowledges the challenges in her welcoming remarks. Still, Vanneman says the South Dakota ag industry and its economic impact continue to grow.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has approved a construction permit for a wind energy farm in Hyde County. PUC Chairman Gary Hanson says the Triple H Wind project will be located roughly three miles southwest of Highmore. Hanson says the siting process for the Triple H Wind project was different… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Pierre City Commission has unanimously approved the location for a city dog park. Study committee member and veterinarian Dr. Craig Howard says the location is on East Sully Avenue, next to the Pierre Community Orchard. Christina Garrett lives across the street from the approved dog park location and is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Early projections show South Dakota state revenue is down in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2019. Gov. Kristi Noem says sales tax dollars just aren’t coming in. Weather has also dampened people’s spending. But, Noem says the state is well positioned to handle the lower income.

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Looking at care options for patients in the nursing home at the Human Services Center in Yankton will be the focus of a legislative summer study sub-committee. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton will chair the sub-committee and hopes to have some good recommendations at the end. Hunhoff says the nursing home… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Molly Hornaman of Aberdeen is the featured artist for July at the Wein Gallery on the campus of Presentation College. The show is entitled “Color Me Happy” and features vibrant paintings of a variety of animals. Erin Giovannini, Assistant for Project Development and Wein Gallery Curator, talked about the featured artist.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide spraying for Thursday, July 11 between the hours of 8:30 pm and 1:30 a.m. (The City plans to spray for mosquitoes Wednesday evening as well). The Adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at 10 mph.  The mosquito control trucks are identified… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook) – We’ve been advised by the Brown County Sheriff’s Office that a recent scam has been reported to them. This particular scam involved a person who received a bogus check and instructions to cash it, buy personal items for themselves, and to buy and ship Walmart gift cards back to the… Read more »

MADISON, S.D. (Press Release) – A Sioux Falls, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Saturday in a two-vehicle crash that occurred east of Madison. A 2011 Honda Accord was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it rear-ended a 2002 Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer which had just turned eastbound onto Highway… Read more »

HERREID, S.D. (Press Release) – A Mound City, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, July 2 south of Herreid. A 2015 Freightliner Cascadia semi truck and trailer were northbound on U.S. Highway 83. While trying to pass a second vehicle, the semi truck… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, the following road will be closed to thru traffic to install new storm sewer lines: Kline Street from 3rd Avenue NE South to Railroad Avenue Work is expected to last for approximately 3 months. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until… Read more »

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of two people have been recovered from a washed-out section of highway on a southern North Dakota reservation. The drivers of two other vehicles were rescued from the floodwaters that collapsed the road on the Standing Rock Reservation in Sioux County. Flash flooding washed out a 30-… Read more »