RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Authorities have identified a woman killed in a motorcycle vs truck crash Saturday afternoon. Rapid City Police say 49-year-old Yvonne Hatcher was driving her motorcycle northbound on 5th Street at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday when she approached a construction zone near Rapid City Regional Hospital. Police say a construction flagger… Read more »

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (AP) — A financial crime specialist from Dell Rapids is running as a Democrat for the U.S. House seat currently held by Republican Dusty Johnson. Brian Wirth is treasurer of the Minnehaha County Democratic Party. He lost to state Sen. Kris Langer in District 25 last year, a district he says is… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Weather permitting, beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday, August 26, 2019, water will be off due to valve replacement in the vicinity of the following area:           5th Avenue SE & South Harvard Street  The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the affected area… Read more »

LINCOLN, Neb. (WNAX) – The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a November 2017 decision by the Public Service Commission approving an alternate route of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline should stand. Brian Jorde, an attorney with the Domina Law Group represented landowners who challenged the PSC decision. Jorde says the ruling doesn’t mean construction… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The wheat harvest has been running behind normal in South Dakota for both winter and spring crops. USDA’s crop progress report showed nearly 25-percent of the winter wheat left to harvest when normally farmers are wrapping up. Farmers have combined 27-percent of the spring wheat verses the average of 75-percent. South… Read more »

ASHTON, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Jim River Days will take place Aug. 30-Sept. 2 at the Jim River Ranch located seven miles northeast Redfield and eight miles southeast of Ashton. The event has been around for about a half dozen years and features a variety of activities for people of all ages, according to… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – While South Dakota legislators are involved with a large number of summer study committees, there is one interim committee that hasn’t set a meeting date yet. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton says the Ag Land Assessment Task Force is waiting on a report from South Dakota State University. Kennedy says the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A coalition of U.S. dairy groups is urging the Trump administration to reach a trade agreement with Japan quickly. South Dakota Dairy Producers Association President Marv Post says it would be very good for America’s dairy producers. He says if an agreement with Japan can be secured it will level the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Three people died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday afternoon west of Sioux Falls. Names of those involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2005 Pontiac Vibe was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 42 when it crossed the center… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The 2019/20 United Way of Northeastern South Dakota Campaign Chairs will be Mike and Stacy Levsen. The Levsens stated, “We are grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of this year’s United Way Campaign. We know how the many services our United Way Agencies impact the lives of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 20th Annual Sizzlin Summer Nights takes place this weekend in Aberdeen. Festivities get underway this evening with a free concert. Shelley Westra-Heier, Executive Director of the Aberdeen Downtown Association, provides the details. The cars take center stage on Saturday. Westra-Heier said it’s hard to tell exactly how many cars will… Read more »

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 »