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FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) — Testimony continues in Ft. Pierre for the Navigator carbon capture pipeline. That line would run to three ethanol plants in eastern South Dakota, including the Valero plant at Aurora. The plan is to carry liquid carbon dioxide to long-term storage and/or processing locations. Stephen Lee is Executive Vice President of… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(SDNewsWatch)- For more than a year, a highly divisive debate has raged in South Dakota over two proposed carbon dioxide pipelines that would capture the toxic gas from ethanol plants and carry it to North Dakota and Illinois for disposal underground. Here is South Dakota News Watch reporter Bart Pfankuch with a report.(1:45)… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Tuesday, August 1st between the hours of 8:45 pm and 1:00 am. West Nile Virus has been identified in Aberdeen and city officials urge citizens to take reasonable precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes. You can reduce the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Monday, Governor Kristi Noem issued a statement on the lack of response or action from the Biden Administration or Democrats in Congress regarding the leak of her Social Security number. “More than 6 months later, Democrats in Washington have still not addressed how they will rectify the situation where they… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Community Theatre will be performing “For Better” beginning Wednesday at the Capitol Theatre running through Sunday, The synopsis is as followed: A romantic comedy for the digital age! Karen and Max are getting married. At least, they will… if their jobs will ever let them be in the same city at… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has announced plans for 12 sobriety checkpoints in 10 different counties during the month of August. Checkpoints are scheduled for the counties of: Lincoln, Jerauld, Lyman, Hamlin, Brown, Moody, Minnehaha, Yankton, Pennington, and Meade. The monthly checkpoints are designed to encourage people to not drink… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Executive Director for Smart Carbon Network, Joe Heinrich offers his take on Navigator’s petition for the CO2 pipeline along their route in mostly southeast South Dakota. Prior to discussing this, Heinrich who’s an Iowa farmer also addressed the heat and the impact on the livestock. Heinrich explains how this is impacting the… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Mega Pass for the Brown County Fair is set to expire at the end of the month. Brown County Fair Manager Rachel Kippley talks about what Mega Pass is. Kippley explain why the sales of it expires at the end of the month. Kippley & 94.1FM The Rock Rusty Rokit discuss ways to… Read more »
WHITE OWL, S.D.(KBHB)– The small Meade County town of White Owl will celebrate 130 years during a special ceremony this weekend. Resident Grant Simons talked about some the planned events taking place this Sunday. The Old Timers Round Table begins at 10:00 a.m. with the parade to be held at 2:00 p.m. following lunch at… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – On Thursday, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed amendment that would repeal South Dakota’s medical marijuana program. The program was approved by nearly 70 percent of voters in 2020. According to a news release, the measure has been proposed by a… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- Late Thursday night, the U.S. Senate passed their version of the National Defense Authorization Act on a bipartisan vote of 86-11. Both Senators John Thune & Mike Rounds voted in favor of the bill. Senator Thune released the following statement upon passage: “The NDAA is one of the most important measures Congress passes… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- The company is filing for bankruptcy, and Friday was the employees’ last day. That’s the stark news for 150 employees of Yellow Freight in Sioux Falls. Kevin Versteeg has worked for the company for 27 years. While it’s hard to see it end, he says it was a good run. So far,… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Temperatures in South Dakota this week have climbed into the mid-90s to over 100 degrees, making being outdoors more stressful for humans and animals. Veterinarian Dr. Eric Knock is a partner in Prairie View Vet Clinic in central South Dakota. He says having a plentiful source of clean water is critical to helping… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at 7am on Friday, July 28th, the following intersection will be closed to thru traffic for concrete patching: Main St & 3rd Ave. NE & NW The intersection will be closed until Tuesday morning August 1st. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work is completed.
BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- Brookings police investigate the death of a dog that was left in a hot car for several hours on Monday. Detective Adam Smith says a 20-year-old woman, staying at a Brookings residence, put the dog in the vehicle around 5:00 AM. The woman fell asleep and didn’t check on the dog until 2:00… Read more »
