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PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered the closure of state government offices today in all 52 counties that are part of the current blizzard warning. Counties part of the closure order are: Aurora, Beadle, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clark, Codington, Custer, Davison, Day, Deuel, Dewey, Douglas,… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Koins for Kids event has been postponed to 6 p.m., Monday, April 15, at the Primrose Retirement Gymnasium, 815 N. Second St. Proceeds go to the Child Protection Team. Brittany O’Day, Victims Specialist with the Brown County States Attorney Office, talked about the event. There will also be a… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre School District has nearly completed retrofitting all of the District’s drinking water fountains with secondary filtration systems following the City of Pierre’s issuing of a Drinking Water Advisory last month. Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says upon hearing about the Advisory issued due to the manganese content in the water… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Conservation Stewardship Program enrollment deadline is May 10 for funding this year. South Dakota NRCS CSP Coordinator Jessica (muh-hull-skee) Michalski says changes to the CSP program include larger payments for practices like cover and high residue crops. She says the popularity of CSP has been growing in South Dakota and… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KSOO) – An event to discuss the last South Dakota legislative session is scheduled in Sioux Falls Thursday. Libby Skarin, (screen) Policy Director for the ACLU of South Dakota describes the forum: Session Confessions. Representatives Erin Healy and Kelly Sullivan will be available, in what the ACLU describes, as a no-holds-barred conversation designed… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Rapid City school officials are considering a $250 million bond issue that would raise property taxes to fund a massive overhaul of the district’s facilities. A task force is calling for the district to build five new schools, close three others and redraw district boundaries over the next three to… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Be Internet Awesome Family Workshop scheduled for Thursday, April 11 at Mike Mike Elementary School Gym has been postponed due to the impending inclement weather. That event will now take place on Thursday, April 25. It will start at 7 p.m. Doors to the gym open at 6:30 p.m. The… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s April Business After Hours mixer has been postponed due to the expected blizzard conditions. The event, which was scheduled for Thursday, April 11 has been moved to April 18. The event will run from 5:15 to 7 p.m. at the Best Western Ramkota.
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Winter is not yet finished with South Dakota as the state braces for another storm scheduled to sweep through the state this week. A late-winter storm, featuring two feet of snow in some places, freezing rain, high winds and blizzard conditions, is expected to make its presence felt starting Tuesday… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Winter is not quite finished, yet. Aberdeen will be in a blizzard warning starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday until 1 p.m. Friday because of a major storm that is expected to deposit large amounts of snow across the state. Mike Connelly, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen, said that… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – All Storm Spotter Classes, hosted by the National Weather Service and Brown County Emergency Management, have been canceled due to the impending weather. Classes will be rescheduled at a later date. For more information contact Brown County Emergency Management at (605) 626-7122.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – After 60 years of horse racing in Aberdeen, Northeast Area Horse Racing (NAHR) will not be conducting a live race meet in 2019 according to acting General Manager Bubby Haar. The non-profit organization that has operated and managed the live horse racing meet for the past 23 years has stated… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – An expected late-winter storm has postponed this week’s South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper graduation. The ceremony, which was scheduled for Friday, has been moved to 10 a.m., Thursday, April 18, in the state Capitol Rotunda. The guest speaker now will be South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson. “We… Read more »
CLEAR LAKE, S.D. (AP) — A rescue crew help pull a stranded boater off the ice on a Deuel County lake. Sheriff’s officials say the man was in a small boat on Lake Coteau Sunday and after started out in open water, had engine trouble and became stranded on the ice about 350 yards from… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — A Yankton man is facing criminal charges after a fight inside a Yankton pizza restaurant turned deadly. The 22-year-old man is accused of fatally shooting Lucas Smith in an alley last Saturday after the two were thrown out of Mojo’s Pizza and Spirits because of a fight. Police say the suspect… Read more »
