ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio) Storybook Land’s newest ride, Barnyard, is now being installed in the amusement park. The new attraction will twirl and rock, just like Dorothy’s journey through a twister in the Wizard of Oz. The new ride was okayed last year by the Aberdeen Parks and Recreation board in partnership with the… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)- Two current members of the South Dakota House of Representatives are running against each other for a legislative seat in the June 4th primary–but the winner will hold a different title when all the ballots have been counted. Fred Deutsch and Stephanie Sauder are giving up their House seats to run against each… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – Officials with AMA Pro Racing are hoping to still hold a flat track race on the streets of downtown Sturgis on the final day of this year’s Rally after voters last month rejected a host services agreement involving the city. The group approached the Sturgis City Council this week and say they… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Governor Kristi Noem has been banned from the Lake Traverse Reservation. The Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Tribal Council voted unanimously on May 7 to ban the governor from coming onto the reservation following her remarks about the cartel’s presence on reservations. In a statement to Dakota News Now, “As Tribal… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Fort Pierre needs to hire a new Public Works Director after the City Council voted 4-2 this week to reject the re-appointment of Rick Hahn to the job he’s held for the past several years. Fort Pierre holds its municipal elections in April, so the first meeting in May is when the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) ROAD CLOSED:   Beginning Monday, May 20, 2024, the following road will be closed to thru traffic: N. Kline St. from 3rd Ave. NE to 9th Ave. NE Work will include the reconstruction of the roadway, sidewalk, water service, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer.  The road is scheduled to remain closed until the completion… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Tuesday, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, the political group that led the 2020 and 2022 campaigns to legalize cannabis in South Dakota, submitted petitions containing 29,030 signatures in support of its proposed ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older. “Today is the culmination of seven months… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- It is now the number one killer of people between the ages of 14 and 45. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed by fentanyl. Angela Kennecke’s daughter Emily was among those victims six years ago. Tuesday is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. It’s a conversation parents need to have with their… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 8am on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for new sanitary sewer main installation: Penn St. from 14th Ave. NE to 15th Ave. NE The road is scheduled to be closed from 7am to 5pm Wednesday and Thursday or until completed.  The road,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is sponsoring a Star Party on Friday, May 17 from dusk – 11:00 pm at Kuhnert Arboretum located at 2110 South Dakota Street. A Star Party is a gathering of amateur astronomers viewing the night sky or people just wanting to know more about what… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Brown County Highway Superintendent Dirk Rogers on Tuesday provide an update on some of the roadwork being done on the Brown County Highways. Rogers discuss the milling work being done on Hwy 14. Rogers also talks about other roads that are also in the process of being milled. A citizen from the public… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–Three Republicans are running for two open seats in the South Dakota House race in District 5, and two of them have very different views on the proposed carbon sequestration pipeline that, if built, would cross the district. Former Watertown City Attorney Matt Roby has studied the issue, and in the end, presents himself… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council at their meeting Monday night received a report from the Aberdeen Downtown Association looking back at 2023. Executive Director Alexa Sheldon wanted to thank the council for their continued support. Sheldon, who has been the Executive Director, for over a year now talked about the role of the Downtown… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Monday, South Dakota Open Primaries filed petitions containing 47,000 signatures with the Secretary of State’s office today to put its proposed top two open primary election initiative on the November 2024 ballot. The state requires 35,017 signatures to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the ballot. The group has been… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- It started with a pop-up that said her computer had a problem. It ended with 58-thousand dollars lost to scam artists. The Sioux Falls woman was told she was accused of money laundering. Police Information Officer Sam Clemens says she followed instructions and withdrew the money from several banks. Clemens says police… Read more »