ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – This week, the Aberdeen Central High School Marching Band is traveling to Washington, D.C., to represent South Dakota in the 2024 National Memorial Day Parade. The Memorial Day Parade is set for Monday, May 27, beginning at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT). The parade route is on Constitution Avenue in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Logan Manhart is running a campaign for his first term as legislator representing District 1 in the South Dakota House.  Manhart appeared on the KSDN Nightly Report to talk about his campaign. Manhart tells us about his background. Manhart talks about his priorities for District 1 and the state of South Dakota. One… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews & KCCR)-The Let Freedom Fly Airshow this weekend at Pierre Regional Airport will include all sorts of pilots from stunt pilots to military pilots.  But one sort of pilot will be prohibited from the two-day aerial extravaganza…drone pilots. Hughes County Sheriff Patrick Callahan says anyone using a drone, even before the airshow will… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota AARP State Director Erik Gaikowski talks about some key issues seniors are looking into for the 2024 elections. Gaikowski also comment on the upcoming amendment to Medicaid expansion that deals with work requirement.  Medicaid expansion was approved by South Dakota voters in 2022. One of the reasons the South… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubcityRadio)- The 81st Boys State is set to begin on Memorial Day and run through Friday, May 31st. According to the itinerary, here’s how the schedule is planned for the week. The event begins with registration at 12pm Monday.  The first assembly they will hear from the new Director, Gene Opbrock.  There will be… Read more »

Via InsideRadio.com Alpha Media continues to lay off employees, with cuts made this week in South Dakota and Minnesota, according to multiple media reports. Brookings Radio in Brookings, SD parted ways with a half-dozen broadcasters, the Brookings Register reports. The job cuts happened Wednesday, the newspaper said, adding that the departing employees will be replaced with… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) INTERSECTION CLOSED:   Weather permitting beginning at 8 am on Tuesday, May 28th, 2024, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for sanitary sewer manhole replacement: 11th Ave. NE and N. Penn St. The intersection will be closed until approximately 4 pm Tuesday or until finished.  Motorists are advised to take alternate… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(DRGNews)- The House Agriculture Committee has passed their version of the next five-year farm bill, but Congressional leaders are less than hopeful the bill will get across the finish line before a new fall deadline. South Dakota U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson is one of the six main authors of the House version of the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Commissioner Duane Sutton will be seeking his fifth term as a Commissioner for Brown County.  Sutton has been public service as either a commission or a South Dakota legislator for almost thirty years. He appeared on the KSDN Midday Report Thursday to discuss his campaign. Commissioner Sutton tells us more about himself. Sutton… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- With snow well in the back seat until later this year the 2023-2024 winter maintenance season for South Dakota highways turned out pretty good for the Department of Transportation.  Director of Operations Craig Smith says they used less money to plow snow this year. Smith says far fewer snowplows were involved in crashes… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Two weeks after essentially firing it’s engineer, the Fort Pierre City Council argued over how the practice should be handled until a new Public Works Director is put in place.  The Council at the May 6th meeting voted to not reappoint Rich Hahn as Public Works Director following a lengthy executive session. … Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) – The House Armed Services Committee passed the annual defense bill with U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) provision from his Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act to crack down on China, protect global supply chains, and increase fairness in the markets. “We’ve seen the positive results of myOcean Shipping Reform Act that became… Read more »

Several longtime radio announcers have announced that they have been let go from Alpha Media stations in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Though it does not appear the company has made any official announcement, many now-former employees have made public comments on social media and other platforms. Jared Allen wrote that he is “one of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Due to the Memorial Day Holiday observance Monday, May 27, 2024, City garbage pick-up will change.  Residents who normally have their garbage picked up on Monday are reminded to have their garbage out for pick up by 7:00 A.M., Tuesday.  Both Monday and Tuesday’s garbage will be picked up Tuesday. Recycling remaining… Read more »