ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday, the Brown County Commission received a report from Gene Loeschke(Less-key), Director of Equalization for Brown County. Loeschke updated the Commission on their transfers. Loeschke told the Commission about no appeals being offered to them. Brown County Commissioner Mike Wiese compliment them for the hard work they provide. A meeting has been… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–Three-and-a-half years after the city of Watertown purchased  the former Wells Fargo Bank building downtown, they’re moving ahead to renovate it and expand it into what will become a new City Hall. The price tag for that work will be $4.2 million. That’s on top of the $1.3 million dollars the city spent to… Read more »

HURON, S.D.(KOKK)- The grandstand headliners are set for this years South Dakota State Fair.  Candi Briley assistant manager of the fair announced the show. Two other headliners announced for the fair.  Riley Green and Trace Adkins both have a lot of hits to their credit.  Briley said the Goo Goo Dolls will add to that… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Monday night’s Aberdeen City Council meeting, the council discuss a joint agreement between the city & the U.S. Geological Survey. Public Works Director Stu Nelson describes the purpose of the survey. Aberdeen City Manager Robin Bobzien talks about the apparatus being used for the survey. The City Council approved the resolution on… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- If spring weather would ever decide to stay many construction projects will likely get started.  April is National Safe Digging Month and Mark Hanson with Montana-Dakota Utilities says safe digging should be a year round cause. Hanson says striking underground utilities that aren’t marked is the lead cause for utility outages. Hanson says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) For Immediate Release: Monday, April  1, 2024 Severe Weather Preparedness Week April 8-12, 2024 is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in South Dakota and Minnesota. This week serves as an opportunity to increase awareness and response to summer severe weather hazards. The National Weather Service encourages people to think about personal safety plans during this… Read more »

REDFIELD, S.D. (KELOLAND) — An arrest has been made after graffiti was reported at the Redfield school last week. The Spink County Sheriff’s Department says it happened at 7 a.m. Friday morning. Video from the Redfield School District showed someone run up to the school activity doors, spray paint them then leave. During the investigation,… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(SD NewsWatch)- A new data analysis shows that South Dakota has the second-highest health care costs for consumers in the nation. Here is South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch with a report.(1:18) To learn more about it go to www.sdnewswatch.org.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)  – The former legal advisor and operational law instructor at NATO School Oberammergau Brian Bengs will deliver a keynote address at 7 p.m. April 2 in the Northern State University’s Johnson Fine Arts Center Lecture Classroom 117. Bengs’ presentation, titled “Collective Self-Defense: Understanding U.S. Involvement in NATO,” will provide an insightful exploration… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Alumni of the 2023 Leadership Aberdeen Class, along with the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, Aberdeen Downtown Association and the Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, will be kicking off the 2nd Annual Aberdeen Burger Battle on April 1st. There will be sixteen participating restaurants this year, up from ten in… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)- Governor Noem has been critical of the federal government for what she says is a lack of funding for tribal law enforcement agencies on South Dakota’s nine Indian Reservations. It’s an issue that also has the attention of Congressman Dusty Johnson. Governor Noem is calling for a financial audit of each reservation to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The 2024 Leadership Aberdeen class has chosen improvements at the Baird Park & Sledding Hill as their class project. The goal is to purchase a snow-making machine and associated equipment to ensure enough snow on the sledding hill throughout the winter season for children and families to enjoy. The class is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Thursday, Governor Kristi Noem wrote to Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) President Frank Star Comes Out and requested a meeting with him, tribal councilmembers, and his people. She requested the meeting to discuss challenges that his community faces and her call for an audit of federal dollars going to South Dakota’s… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Friday was Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Aaron Pollard talks about how you can recognize the day. More than 27,000 South Dakotans served in the Vietnam War, with 210 perishing.  Pollard says it’s important for Vietnam veterans to take advantage of the benefits they’ve earned.… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG) US Senator John Thune made his way to Watertown, SD, today to visit the local Rotary Club and tour Glacial Lakes Rubber and Plastics. Senator Thune talks about his visit to the community. Thune said the forum-style conversations revolved around government operations, spending and debt, inflation, and the Southern border. KXLG News asked… Read more »