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FLORENCE, S.D.: Two people died Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash east of Florence, SD. The victims are 49-year-old Andy York of Watertown & 82-year-old Kathryn Asfeld of Florence. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2005 GMC Yukon driven by York was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 20 when it crossed the center line and… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- SkyWest hasn’t landed a plane at Pierre Regional Airport for nearly a year and a half, but an emergency landing Wednesday night changed that. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says 48 passengers were on-board the CRJ-200 at the time of the engine failure. The C-R-J-200 has two rear-mounted engines on either side of… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem will deliver the keynote address at Lake Area Technical College’s Governor’s Luncheon on Monday in Watertown. The event raises funds for scholarship for students at Lake Area Technical College. The luncheon will take place at 11:30 am CT on Monday, April 17 at Lake Area Technical College. Media is… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- United States Representative, Dusty Johnson, was in town Wednesday to tour Lake Area Technical College. During the tour, Representative Johnson spoke with different department leaders and students about new cutting-edge technology at Lake Area. He took time to visit with KXLG and explain more about why he was there. Representative Johnson also spoke… Read more »
MADISON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature will meet next week to appoint members to summer study committees. Senate Majority Leader Casey Crabtree of Madison says long term care and county finances are serious subjects. Crabtree says they want long term results. Crabtree says long term care solutions need more than just… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton School Board officially hired Chareen Gerber as the next district Business Manager. She will replace Jason Bietz, who decided to move on to his next opportunity. Gerber is currently the business manager in the Armour School District and was looking for a change. Gerber says she expects changes with the new… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- As the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System works to connect the final towns to the project, they are also working to upsize their water treatment plant. The water plant, north of Vermillion, will be expanded from forty-four million gallons a day to sixty million gallons a day. Executive Director Troy Larson says… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton School Board approved teacher contracts for the next school year that include a seven percent raise. Superintendent Wayne Kindle gave the legislature credit for the budget increase. Kindle says the state aid formula helps districts with rising enrollment. Kindle says they expect to see continued growing enrollment. Kindle says negotiations with… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Senator Mike Rounds appeared on the KSDN Evening Report Wednesday to address issues happening in Washington. Senator Rounds feel the abortion debate will remain on the state’s issue for now. Rounds address the mass shootings in Nashville & Louisville. He feels that both sides have different way to combat it. Rounds talks about… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Mike Rounds made stops at Aberdeen Roncalli & Northern State University. Senator Rounds took questions from student & staff from both locations. At Roncalli, Senator Rounds was asked about what he would say to himself as a teenager. Rounds was asked about defense spending. Rounds told the Roncalli students… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- U.S. Senator Mike Rounds appeared in Aberdeen and address the students at Aberdeen Roncalli. Among the topics discuss was the role of religion in Washington. Senator Rounds talks about relationships between Republicans & Democrats in Washington. Rounds talks about people from both parties attending various religious events. Rounds address the abortion the issue… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 3,214. The state had 352 new cases and 390 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 289. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- During their meeting Tuesday night, the Pierre School Board received a bad news-good news update on a fire that happened late last month at the Georgia Morse Middle School. The bad news being that the fire was started, but District Superintendent Dr. Kelly Glodt says the good news is the school’s evacuation plan… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The Interim Rules Review Committee of the South Dakota Legislature met Tuesday at the South Dakota State Capitol. The Committee considered rule changes from the Commission on Gaming. Dough Abraham with the Commission says all four rules are connected to each other. Abraham says the previous rules used the term loiter, which was… Read more »
COLMAN, S.D.(WNAX)- Sioux Valley Energy, based in Colman, is now offering electric load management options for residential customers. Vice President of Operations Ted Smith says customers could save money on their electric bills. Smith says customers could also time their use of electricity. Smith says there are some sacrifices. Sioux Valley has about twenty-five thousand… Read more »
