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September 12, 2023

1st Ave SE & South Dakota Street closed Wednesday for Road Repair

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at 9am on Wednesday, September 13th, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for road repair: 1st Ave. SE & S. Dakota St.  The intersection will be closed until the work is completed.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes. 3rd Ave SE & South Dakota Street… Read more »

September 12, 2023
75th Sturgis Rally Preparations

City of Sturgis remembers Patriots Day Monday

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – It was Patriot Day across South Dakota and the nation Monday, as Americans remember and honor those lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America 22 years ago. The Sturgis Veterans Club held their annual Patriot Day event Monday morning at the Vet’s Club where the American Legion Post 33 and… Read more »

September 12, 2023

President of Lake Area Tech provide update to Watertown School Board

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–There’s a misperception that once the school year ends, a college campus gets quiet over the summer months. That was not the case at Lake Area Technical College (LATC)  this summer. President Tiffany Sanderson updated the Watertown School Board Monday night on the various academic camps that were attended by middle and high school… Read more »

September 11, 2023

Reactions to SD PUC denying the CO2 pipeline request by Summit Carbon Solutions

SOUTH DAKOTA(HubCityRadio)- On Monday in Fort Pierre, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission denied Summit Carbon Solution’s request for CO2 pipeline construction across eastern South Dakota. Reactions are pouring in starting with a statement from Summit: “Today, the pipeline permit application for Summit Carbon Solutions (SCS) was denied by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission… Read more »

September 11, 2023

SD Public Utilities Commission accept staff’s request to deny the pipeline

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission heard testimony Monday on the staff’s request to deny the pipeline request from Summit Carbon Solutions. Staff’s attorney Kristin Edwards talks about the ordinance Brown County has in place that Summit couldn’t get around it. Lawyer representing Summit, Brent Koenecke said this pipeline is important for… Read more »

September 11, 2023

SD PUC Hearing on Summit Carbon Solutions request for pipeline

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KWAT)- Commission holds what are expected to be three weeks of meetings on the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline request. These hearings come less than a week after the PUC rejected a permit application for a separate pipeline from Navigator CO2. Commissioner Chris Nelson. Nelson says the hearings will be streamed “live”. Like the… Read more »

September 11, 2023

Hayti man dead after farm accident

HAYTI, S.D. (KELOLAND) — A 60-year-old Hayti man is dead after a farm accident nearly a week ago. The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office says a 911 call came in last Tuesday afternoon. The caller reported that a man in an alfalfa field was run over by a tractor. He was taken to a Watertown Hospital where he… Read more »

September 11, 2023

South Dakota Film Festival to begin Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The South Dakota Film Festival will be taking place beginning Thursday through Sunday at the Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen. Executive Director Steven Huber previews the event. Huber talks about one of the feature films that will be playing on Saturday. Huber talks way to purchase tickets for each session. To learn more about… Read more »

September 9, 2023

Former Democratic Party chair loses effort to appeal recall vote

SOUTH DAKOTA(The Dakota Scout)- The former chair of the state’s Democratic Party has failed to overturn a unanimous vote to remove her last month. A 7 member committee, made up of leadership from the state party, determined this week that Jennifer-Slaight Hansen was lawfully recalled from the chair position in August. The decision was made after… Read more »

September 9, 2023

Governor Kristi Noem endorses Trump as he visits South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a party fundraiser in Rapid City Friday night that doubled as an opportunity for Noem to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick. As his rivals held town halls and meet-and-greets in early voting states, Trump headlined the… Read more »

September 9, 2023

Summit Carbon pushes back against PUC staff motion to deny company permit

PIERRE, S.D.(Argus Leader)- Summit Carbon Solutions, a carbon capture company applying for a permit to build part of a $5.5 billion pipeline in South Dakota, has filed an official response to a state regulatory attorney’s motion to deny their application. Summit Carbon responded late Friday after South Dakota Public Utilities Commission staff attorney Kristen Edwards requested… Read more »

September 8, 2023

Kesslers looking to help students financilly

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Going on now until further notice, Kessler’s has a program looking to help students in the region.  The program is called “Dollars for Scholars”. Reed Kessler talks about how this fundraiser works. Kesslers discuss the number of locations inolved with this. Kesslers talks about where the money donated goes to. Kessler’s has donated… Read more »

September 8, 2023

PUC staff calls for denial of state permit for Summit Carbon Solution pipeline

PIERRE, S.D. (KELOLAND) — The lead staff attorney for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission formally requested Friday that the commission deny the application from SCS Carbon Solutions for a state permit for a proposed carbon-dioxide pipeline. Attorney Kristen Edwards filed a motion that said the project no longer could meet all applicable laws and rules. Her request… Read more »

September 8, 2023
75th Sturgis Rally Preparations

Sturgis City Council to pause search for next City Manager

STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The Sturgis City Council has paused the search to fill the vacant city manager position after its leading candidates withdrew from the selection process. Sturgis first opened the city manager position on Tuesday, May 2, and will reopen the search again as soon after the South Dakota Supreme Court makes a decision… Read more »