WEBSTER, S.D.(KXLG)- The Webster Area Chamber of Commerce is spearheading a “Share the Warmth” drive during November to ensure all young people in the county stay warm during the winter. The Chamber asks residents to donate new winter hats, gloves, and socks to the cause. It is the first year the Chamber is sponsoring the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KXLG)- The South Dakota Open Primaries group announced that it has gathered 25,000 signatures to put an open primaries constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. The group aims to get 50,000 before filing petitions with the state by May 7. The petition drive began in April. The proposed initiative would establish a top-two… Read more »

COLMAN/EGAN, S.D.(KELO)- Voters in the Colman/Egan School District go to the polls next week to consider a 6.3-million dollar bond issue. Superintendent Scott Hemmer says the school is in the midst of a five-year growth trend, so extra classroom space is needed. If it’s approved, the school will also add a weight room and remodel… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Southeast Technical College is in the running for a one-million dollar prize for excellence. The Sioux Falls school is among 150 finalists out of a thousand schools for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. Southeast Tech President Robert Griggs says strong support from all directions helped make it happen. Griggs says… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Aberdeen Central High School will host a Veterans Day Program featuring Senator Mike Rounds at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. The public is invited to attend the event, which will take place in the Central High School Arena. Rounds will be the featured speaker. When Senator Rounds was sworn into the… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KJJQ)- The economy in the nine-state Mid America region that includes South Dakota remained sluggish in October. That from Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss who compiles a monthly survey of manufacturing supply managers is this region. Goss says hiring was “not good” in October. He says inflation is moving downward. Goss says 60-percent of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – On Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, center lane concrete paving is scheduled on U.S. Highway 12 from Aberdeen to Bath. Traffic will be guided around the paving operations with the use of flaggers. Eastbound and westbound traffic should expect a delay of approximately 10-15 minutes through the work zone. Reede Construction is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- New research by the Better Business Bureau is discovering an unlikely age group is falling victim to losing money through scams.  Jessie Schmidt with the B-B-B in South Dakota says 18 to 24 year-old’s are losing more money from a variety of scams. Schmidt says young adults get their information from sources different… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Brown County Commissioner Duane Sutton was pleased to announce what the Brown County Commission will be doing to honor veterans next week. This will run from November 6th-11th.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The November Community Affairs Luncheon, hosted by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held on Friday, November 17 from 12-1 pm at the KO Lee Aberdeen Public Library. Guest speaker will be David Owen, President & Chief Lobbyist with the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry. David will… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Community Theatre will be presenting the play “A Hollimark Christmas for Beth” in November. The play was written by Michelle Schaunaman who provided a preview. Schaunaman explains that this is to make fun of Hallmark Christmas movies that will be airing during this time. Play’s director & Managing Director of ACT… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release)- Trans people belong everywhere – including sports. But does that mean that trans people should be used in a game of political football? Gov. Kristi Noem and eight of her fellow Republican governors are urging the NCAA to rewrite its Transgender Student Athlete Policy in a letter sent yesterday to the NCAA’s… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Thieves agree…there’s nothing like jumping into a nice, warm car. Vehicle thefts are on the rise in Sioux Falls. Police Sgt Jessica Speckmeyer says the solution is simple. Police say most of the vehicles that are stolen were left unlocked, many with the keys in them.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Tuesday’s Brown County Commission, the commissioners discuss whether petitioners can be allowed to their petitions inside the Brown County Offices during the fall & winter months. Brown County Commissioner Duane Sutton talks about those petitioning outside on the sidewalk is something he hasn’t seen often. Sutton wanted to emphasize that the commission… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(AP)- Thanks to a rabble-rousing, socialist priest, it’s a milestone year for direct democracy in the U.S. and not just because Ohio voters are circumventing their Republican-controlled legislature to decide for themselves if they have constitutional abortion rights. The practice of citizen-originated ballot measures began 125 years ago when South Dakota became the first… Read more »