ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) ROAD CLOSED:   Due to the rain Tuesday, Beginning at 8am Wednesday,  August 21st, 2024, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for utility work: 9th Ave. SW from S. 5th St. to S. 8th St. The road is scheduled to be closed until approximately 5pm Wednesday or until finished. Motorists are advised… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Aberdeen City Manager Robin Bobzien announced at Monday’s City Council meeting that the city was receiving a $50,000 grant from the Knight Foundation in connection with Northern State’s Cramer Center. Councilwoman Erin Fouberg(who is also NSU’s Associate VP for Academic Affairs) describes what the Cramer Center is. Fouberg describes what the funding will… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council Monday night had their second reading on an ordinance addressing the BID Tax increase from four cents to six cents per square feet. Aberdeen City Attorney Ron Wager(Wag-er) told the council about an agreement reached by the Aberdeen Downtown Association and the Parks board. Wager notified the council that… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Agribusiness Committee is holding its fifth annual Field to Fork event on Friday, September 6th. The event will run from 6-8 pm at Centennial Village, 400 24th Avenue Northwest. This unique, one-of-a-kind event for our area is designed to open conversations between farmers and consumers about… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Aberdeen will welcome back its college students and showcase all the community has to offer at the Community Block Party, formerly known as Collegepalooza on Thursday, September 19th.  The event, which is free and open to all college students, will also include drawings for gift cards and prizes. Students can learn… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Delta Kappa Gamma Aberdeen chapter will be hosting a book sale beginning on Thursday at the Wylie Park Pavillion for the 55th year. Member Susan Jerde talks about the organization and where the fundraiser will be going to. Jerde talks about the books being there and the cost for them. Jerde took… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELOLAND)– An inmate died Sunday night at a local hospital, according to the South Dakota Department of Corrections. In a news release, the DOC said 86-year-old Dallas Krausch died Sunday. He was serving his sentence at Mike Durfee State Prison for for sexual exploitation of a child and loitering within a community… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Farmers Union hosted a candidate forum at the Brown County Fair Saturday.  Candidates representing South Dakota House seats for Districts 1 & 3 attended. The South Dakota Farmers Union hosted a candidate forum at the Brown County Fair Saturday.  Candidates representing South Dakota District 1 & 3 House attended.  Among… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Farmers Union hosted a candidate forum at the Brown County Fair Saturday.  Candidates representing South Dakota District 1 & 3 House attended.  Among the topics discussed was their stance on Referred Law 21 better know as the Landowner’s Bill of Right bill. All the candidates declared that they will opposed… Read more »

South Dakota(Press Release)-  The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Thursday that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of South Dakota to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding that occurred from June 16 to July 8, 2024. President Biden’s major disaster declaration… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- Recession has arrived in farm county. Creighton University’s Monthly Rural Mainstreet Index show the regional economy in negative territory for the 12th straight month.  Economist Dr. Ernie Goss says bankers in the survey see their farm clients dealing with tough conditions. Goss says all eyes are now on next month’s jobless rate. Slower… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- A new analysis from the South Dakota Municipal League estimates that if South Dakota voters pass Initiated Measure 28 on the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot, cities and towns would lose at least $51.5 million in sales tax revenue each year. Supporters say IM-28 is an effort to repeal the state’s 4.2%… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(DRGNews)- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland met with leaders of federal, state, local and Tribal law enforcement agencies during a stop Wednesday in South Dakota. Garland says the most powerful tool we have to address violent crime is these types of partnerships. On Monday, United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota Alison… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- Right before this week’s Watertown School Board meeting adjourned, Board Member John Iverson mentioned cell phone bans in school and that parents are asking him if the school is doing anything in the Watertown School District. Iverson begins his comments by suggesting a book. Iverson suggests the board discuss it more. The suggested… Read more »

MILBANK, S.D.(KXLG)- Milbank will hold a unique fundraiser for Special Olympics of South Dakota this Sunday, August 18. The Special Olympics Heroes Pull will feature 10-person teams pulling a full-sized fire truck down Main Street in Milbank. A tournament bracket will match two teams each pulling the fire truck 45 feet with a rope attached… Read more »