PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Outdoor warning sirens are used in some locations to not only warn of approaching severe weather or tornadoes, but also for the dispatch of fire departments to a call. After many years of the practice in Pierre, Fire Chief Ian Paul says it is no longer taking place. One significant reason… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – The Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations says the unanimous vote taken by the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council recently to banish Governor Kristi Noem from the Pine Ridge reservation if the state follows through with plans to implement Keystone XL Pipeline demonstrator damage costs is unfortunate.  The tribal… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Rules Review Committee of the South Dakota legislature had questions and wanted more information about habitat and bounty programs run by the Game, Fish and Parks Department. G, F & P wildlife director Tony Leif (life) told the committee they are getting good response to the bounty program. Ten dollars… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police are defending an officer’s decision to use a police dog on a man who was suspected of choking his girlfriend. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the man was given many instructions to lie down or risk being bitten by the dog as officers were trying to arrest… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police in South Dakota say a man died after allegedly trying to assault multiple people and being subdued by officers with pepper spray and a stun gun. Authorities say the man was in an “excited delirium.” The Rapid City Journal reports the U.S. National Library of Medicine says the term… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Brown County Sheriff’s Office Press Release) – On Thursday, May 2, after 10 p.m., Mitchell Morrison, 28, was found with a noose around his neck in his jail cell. CPR was initiated by jail personnel until paramedics arrived. Morrison was transported to Avera St. Luke’s Hospital. He was eventually transferred to Avera McKennan… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters will host a Candidate Forum this evening from 5:15 to 7 p.m. at the K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library. The forum will include candidates running for Aberdeen Mayor: Mike Levsen and Travis Schaunaman, and candidates running for NW City… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Congressional Democrats and President Trump have agreed on the general outlines of a $2 trillion infrastructure improvement plan. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says at least the two sides are talking about the issue. Rounds says infrastructure covers a wide area. Rounds says the big question is how to pay for… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Planting is running behind normal in the northern plains with the extremely wet winter and spring. That means more farmers will be filing prevent plant claims this season. Farm Credit Services of America held meetings to help farmers make that decision and more than 400 attended sessions Friday in Sioux Falls… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Presentation College is offering a two and half day intensive health occupation exploration program June 17-19. Check-in is 8 a.m. Monday, June 17 and check-out is noon Wednesday, June 19. Cost is $100 per student (the registration fee is non-refundable after May 31). All interested students must complete program application… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (S.D. Broadcasters Association) – A Federal Judge in Aberdeen says he could rule on South Dakota’s IM24 as early as the end of this week. US District Judge Charles Kornmann told attorneys on Friday that he would issue a written opinion on the matter of South Dakota’s ban on out of state contributions… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Dr. Greg Blair received Northern State University’s 2018-19 Outstanding Faculty Award. Blair, associate professor of art and Northern Galleries director, was announced as this year’s winner during Northern’s spring commencement ceremony on Saturday. Blair received several letters of nomination from faculty and students, and also from NSU School of Fine… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – Even as graduation time rolls around this spring, higher education officials are looking ahead to fall. University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring says they are focusing on keeping students on campus for their full four years. Gestring says a good freshman year is critical to getting to graduation. She says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A St. Francis woman has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for unintentionally smothering her child. The U.S. attorney’s office says 22-year-old Chelsea Nixon fell asleep while bottle-feeding her child on Aug. 18, 2018, and her shoulder ended up covering the child’s face. The child died of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Officials are preparing to survey storm damage of individual properties in South Dakota to help determine the possibility for federal assistance. A state Department of Safety release says that Federal Emergency Management Agency staff members, along with state and local representatives, plan to begin preliminary assessments Monday on homes and businesses… Read more »