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February 27, 2025

Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue coming up on Saturday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Rhapsody in Red, White, and Blue concert is coming up on Saturday at the Jewett Theatre on the campus of NSU. Director of Aberdeen University Civic Symphony, Christopher Stanichar talks about how this concert came about. Stanichar previews what the concert is about. The concert begins at 7:30pm.  Tickets will go on… Read more »

February 26, 2025

South Dakota House defeat SB129

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota House debated SB129.  The bill modify renewal fee requirements for an on-sale liquor licensee whose business premises have been annexed into a municipality of the first class. The bill was primed on the Senate side by Senator Michael Rohl of Aberdeen.  The bill’s prime on the House was Representative Greg… Read more »

February 26, 2025

Schedule change for FSA on Sunday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Due to the Northern State Womens postseason baskeball game being played at 11am on Sunday.  Bethlehem Lutheran Church services normally heard at 10:45am on Fox Sports Aberdeen will air instead at 8:30am that morning. Wolves Warmup will air at 10:30am followed by the game itself on FSA.

February 26, 2025

House Judiciary Committee make no recommendation on SB83

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA)- The South Dakota House Judiciary Committee voted 10-3 Wednesday to send a bill reducing penalties for drug ingestion to the floor without recommendation, following contested testimony from both sides of the issue. Senate Bill 83 would change ingestion of controlled substances from a felony to a Class 1 misdemeanor for first and second… Read more »

February 26, 2025

Highway Patrol announces March Sobriety Checkpoints

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Highway Patrol has announced sobriety checkpoints will be conducted in 15 different counties during the month of March. These checkpoints will take place in the counties of Brookings, Clay, Codington, Custer, Edmunds, Fall River, Jackson, Jerauld, Lawrence, Lyman, Meade, Minnehaha, Pennington, Roberts, and Spink. The monthly checkpoints are designed… Read more »

February 26, 2025

U.S. House passes House budget resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) – The U.S. House passed Tuesday night passed the budget resolution on a 217-215 vote.  U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) voted to pass the House budget resolution, kicking off the reconciliation process for the House. “Insolvency cannot be an option,”said Johnson. “I refuse to stand idly by while our government spends its… Read more »

February 26, 2025

Chamber Business After Hour’s Mixer at Ramkota for March 13th

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s March Business After Hours Mixer will be held on Thursday, March 13th from 4:30 – 6:30 pm at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel Convention Center. Business After Hours mixers are held to encourage business networking and are an ideal way to establish contacts and build… Read more »

February 25, 2025

SD House unanimously defeat HB1038

PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA) — A move to defund a program that costs the state $52k a year to help mark the graves of deceased veterans in South Dakota failed to garner even one supportive vote on the House floor Tuesday. Lawmakers rejected House Bill 1038 by a 0-70 vote, a rarity in either chamber. The measure… Read more »

February 25, 2025

South Dakota House passes HB1204

PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday granting the Government Operations and Audit Committee (GOAC) expanded subpoena powers, removing a requirement for the Legislature’s Executive Board approval. House Bill 1204, introduced by Rep. Julie Auch, R-Yankton, passed a narrow margin of 36-34 after a spirited debate on the House floor.… Read more »

February 25, 2025

South Dakota House passes HB1242

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota House on Tuesday debated HB1242.  the bill limit the amount of money that a candidate campaign committee, a political action committee, or a political party may accept from an authorized committee of a candidate for federal office. Prime sponsor of the bill was Representative Spencer Gosch of Glenham. Opposing the… Read more »

February 25, 2025

South Dakota House passes HB1085

PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota House debated HB1085 on the floor Tuesday.  The bill establish a moratorium on the construction of carbon dioxide pipelines in this state.  An amendment was made to remove the emergency clause off the title so now a simple majority is needed to pass. Prime sponsor was Representative Richard Vasgaard of… Read more »

February 25, 2025

Watertown experiences variety of weather anomalies this week

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–As strange weather days go, Monday would rank right up there for Watertown, especially considering it was weather occurring in late February. Watertown saw thunder, lightning, rain, pea-sized hail, and there was even a weak tornado called a landspout that was spotted southeast of town. On Tuesday, there’s thick fog that has made road… Read more »

February 25, 2025

Larry the Cable Guy coming to the South Dakota State Fair

HURON, S.D.(KOKK)- The first night of headliners at the 2025 South Dakota State Fair has been announced.  Assistant manager of the fair Candi Briley said this year they will bring comedy back. Larry the Cable Guy will be at 8pm on August 29th at the SD State Fair.  Briley said will a comedy headline 2… Read more »

February 25, 2025

Recap of Tuesday’s Brown County Commission meeting

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Brown County Commission held their meeting on Tuesday. Brown County Highway Superintendent Dirk Rogers discuss load limits upcoming. Load limits goes into effect beginning Friday, March 8th. Brown County Commissioner Duane Sutton announce the winning bid for the construction of the new animal barn at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Mega Construction is… Read more »