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April 15, 2024

Gene Morsching retiring after 37 years with Aberdeen Parks & Rec

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Gene Morsching announced earlier this year that he will be retiring as Recreation Superintendent for Aberdeen Parks, Recreation, & Forestry Department. Director Mark Hoven: Morsching spoke to the Aberdeen City Council Monday & wanted to thanks everyone involved starting with the full time staff. Morsching appreciated the work of part-time staff that worked… Read more »

April 15, 2024

Rapid City man sentenced following sixth DUI charge

PHILIP, S.D.(KCCR)- A Rapid City man has been sentenced for his sixth Driving Under the Influence charge. Haakon County State’s Attorney Thomas P. Maher says Sixth Circuit Judge Bridget Mayer sentenced 42 year-old Jahn Paul Formanek on Friday to the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison on the charge of Aggravated Driving Under the… Read more »

April 15, 2024

Alzheimer’s Association AIM Advocacy Forum held in Washington

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A Fort Pierre woman is back home to take care of her husband suffering from younger-onset Alzheimer’s Disease after traveling to Washington, D.C. to take part in the Alzheimer’s Association AIM Advocacy Forum.  Carmen Magee met with South Dakota’s Congressional delegation and says they are doing the best they can to support… Read more »

April 15, 2024

2024 Candidate List

Here’s the candidate list for the region for the 2024 elections.  Primary will take place on June 4th & the general election on November 5th. U.S. House: Inc Dusty Johnson(R) (Mitchell) Cheryl Johnson(D) (Sioux Falls) South Dakota Legislature: District 1: Senate: Inc Michael Rohl(R) (Aberdeen) House: Inc Tamara St. John(R) (Sisseton) Logan Manhart(R) (Aberdeen) Chris… Read more »

April 12, 2024

16-year-old Brooking girl killed following accident with school bus driver

BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- A 16-year-old Brookings girl is killed in downtown Brookings after the bicycle she was riding was struck by a Brookings School Bus. It happened at about 10:30 Friday morning on Main Avenue at 4th Street.  Brookings Police Chief Michael Drake says the school bus, operated by 46-year-old Tami J. Varpness of Brookings was… Read more »

April 12, 2024

Aberdeen native, Abby (Taffe) Trettin, inducted into SDAHA HOF

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (John Papendick) Tonight (Friday, April 12) at 7 pm at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, Aberdeen native Abby (Taffe) Trettin will join 11 others in being inducted into the South Dakota Amateur Hockey Association Hall of Fame. The 2010 Aberdeen Central High School graduate registered a mind-blowing 673 goals and 289 assists… Read more »

April 12, 2024

APD release public statement on sexual assault

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) On 4-10-24, around 7:15 am, APD officers were dispatched to a reported sexual assault.  Upon arrival, the officers met with the victim and she was transported to an area hospital.  The victim reported that during the night, a male forcibly entered the victim’s residence.  The suspect threatened the victim with a… Read more »

April 12, 2024

NSU to host scrimmage Saturday, April 13th

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Hub City Radio) According to John Papendick, a freelance South Dakota writer, and Ashley Gauer, the Associate Athletic Director of Communications for NSU, the Northern State University football team is holding a public scrimmage tomorrow Saturday, April 13th. The scrimmage will be at Dacotah Bank Stadium on the campus of NSU. The scrimmage… Read more »

April 12, 2024

How avian flu could impact dairy industry

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota’s budding dairy industry is dealing with highly-pathogenic avian influenze…known as bird flu. A herd has tested positive for the virus, making South Dakota the eighth state with dairy herds testing positive. Lucas Sjostrom (SHOW-strum), the head of the Minnesota Milk Producers Association says dairy farmers are working to deal with… Read more »

April 12, 2024

Rosebud Sioux Tribe joins three other tribes in banning Gov. Kristi Noem

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council announced on Thursday that Governor Kristi Noem would be banned from its reservation. The tribe, in a two-page letter, detailed how their decision to ban the Governor was not solely based on recent allegations that other tribes have described as “racially charged,” but also from… Read more »