SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Sioux Falls police say they have custody of one of the two suspects wanted out of Aberdeen’s missing person case. According to the Aberdeen Police Department’s report, Simon Deng was last seen with suspects Joshua Ortley and Kyle Three Legs on Oct. 23, 2022, before being reported missing four days… Read more »

ESTELLINE, S.D.(Press Release) –  One person died Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash in Estelline. The name of the person involved has not yet been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup was southbound on 465th Avenue when the driver lost control. The vehicle went into… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Summit Carbon solutions says they have now reached an important point in easement agreements for the proposed carbon dioxide pipeline route across South Dakota. Jimmy Powell is their Chief Operating Officer. Powell says it takes time to reach that many agreements. Powell says they are narrowing down the exact pipeline route. The pipeline… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A newly-formed parents group addressed the Pierre School Board Monday night.  During the public comment period, Maggie Siedel, chair for the new Moms for Liberty chapter in Hughes County, says the group believes the Pierre School Board does a good job engaging parents in the education of children. Seidel says relocating families historically… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Regarding the damaged trees in the city park areas, as well as, Wylie Park the Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department is aware of the damage.  We are asking the public to please avoid these areas of damage until we are able to get into the park areas and clean them up.  Our… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)- Senator Mike Rounds appeared on the KSDN Evening Report to address different issues during the interview. Senator Rounds during the break for the elections spent some time in Ethiopia.  Rounds talks about improving relations with various countries in Africa. Senator Rounds express the message South Dakota voters delivered on election day. Approval rating… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- More mixed signals on the future of the economy in the nine state Mid America region. Creighton University professor Ernie Goss says some areas are slowing. Goss says he expects inflation to drop gradually. Goss says interest rates will continue to rise for a while. Goss coordinates the monthly survey of business managers… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- American Medical Response, the ambulance service for the Pierre area, is reaching out to help rural first responders to be ready for when they arrive on scene. Operations Supervisor Matt Hardwick says rural first responders for places like Blunt, Harrold and Four Corners in Stanley County are looking for more training opportunities which… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Avera Health announced in September that they would lay off some employees and cut hours in a cost control move. Doug Ekeren, President of Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, says costs are rising much faster than revenues. Ekeren says it’s a difficult balance on services and employees. Ekeren says they are looking… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – A new type of public art launched in the Hub City in October with the appearance of art wraps on utility and traffic control boxes. The first one debuted on a utility box on the NSU campus. The work is titled Prairie Thunder by Lora Schaunaman, originally a transparent watercolor created… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The next Aberdeen EDGE event will be held on Thursday, November 17th from 5:30-7:00pm in the Teal Lounge at Dacotah Bank Stadium on the NSU Campus. EDGE stands for Explore. Discover. Gather. Engage. and is for early career professionals aged 21-40. The event is designed to help you meet some great people and enjoy… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Monday morning the Brown County Commission held a canvassing board meeting to certify the results of last Tuesday’s elections. Interim Brown County Auditor Lynn Heupel talked about the figures. Heupel broke down the exact number of votes taken same day & absentee. The two discrepancies involved absentee ballots, one with invalid siganature… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Fifty-nine-point four percent of South Dakota registered voters cast a ballot in last week’s general election. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says that is about average. He says they saw a couple of factors that may have had an impact. Barnett says they have been working to make voters more aware of their… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(WNAX)- Economic development agencies used to focus on landing that next big manufacturing plant with hundreds of jobs. Mike Bockorny, Chair of the Aberdeen Development Corporation, says a lot has changed. Bockorny says development has to be more broad based. Bockorny says that is where the new “Economic Development Professionals Association” can help out.… Read more »

CANTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Veteran republican Senator Jim Bolin of Canton won re-election this week to his fourth term from District 16. He says this will be his last term in Pierre. Bolin says he wants to change committees in the upcoming session. Bolin says legislators will have a number of big issues to consider. Bolin, a… Read more »