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ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The Final Competition for the BIG Idea Competition, a statewide business idea competition for high schools students will be Wednesday, December 8th at the NSU Johnson Fine Arts Center. In 2021, 238 applications involving nearly 300 students from 33 schools were received. At the final competition, the top eight finalists will compete… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sundown, effective immediately through December 9, in honor of Senator Robert (Bob) Dole. “Senator Dole exemplified statesmanship,” said Governor Noem. “He was a great American and a dedicated patriot. He will be missed.” This order is in… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — An Aberdeen man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with five years suspended in a crash that killed a man just weeks away from getting married. Nineteen-year-old Carson Maunu earlier pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in an agreement with prosecutors. Maunu originally faced three felonies. Maunu was driving a… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 14 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,371. The state had 492 new cases and 368 recoveries, increasing active infections to 7,682. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- Despite the shot of cold air and some snow this week, the outlook for most of December is continued above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation. Dennis Todey with the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa says that is related to the jet stream moving far north of us. Todey says any rain… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Friday, Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman took a look back to this past year & previews what’s coming in 2022. Mayor Schaunaman discuss the city not following the trends happening nationwide. Schaunaman talks about the infrastructure bill that passed the US Congress and the money the city plans to use with the funding.… Read more »
FREEMAN, S.D.(WNAX)- While the attention has been on social studies standards being rewritten by the South Dakota Department of Education, most subject standards are redone every five to seven years. Jake Tietje, Superintendent at Freeman Public Schools, says they work within the frame of the state standards. Tietje says teachers can adapt the standards in… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The School Finance Accountability Board got a report of where those dollars landed this week. Cody Stoesser, director of finance for the state Education Department, says the federal funding pushed a number of districts over their cash balance limit. State law limits the amount of money a district can hold in their cash… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A tri state water project could soon get the funding they need to get close to the finish line. Executive Director Troy Larson says the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System will be included in a billion dollars of federal funding to the Bureau of Reclamation under the just passed infrastructure bill. Larson… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Judge Brad Zell sentences Theresa Bentaas to 10 years in prison, with nine years suspended and credit for 73 days served, in the death of “Baby Andrew” in 1981. Justin Bentaas, Theresa’s mother, testified for his mother at Thursday’s sentencing hearing. Zell said it was inconclusive if the baby was still alive… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 2 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,357. The state had 512 new cases and 354 recoveries, increasing active infections to 7,572. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- Much of the northern plains have been basking in mild dry conditions for most of the late fall. Dennis Todey, Head of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa says the arctic chill is way to our north. Todey says the same weather pattern has been in place for several weeks, Todey says… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- The issue of homelessness and affordable housing in Rapid City continues to be deeply controversial, especially as the cold of a South Dakota winter looms in the distance. Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender, appearing on the Rapid City Morning News, reiterated his philosophy of individual, rather than governmental support for people experiencing… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Following the recent international COP26 Climate Summit in Scotland, Jade Begay representing NDN Collective said the group had a goal of being connected with governmental leaders. Begay, director of NDN’s climate justice campaign and member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, is doing just that. Begay being one of four… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 6 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,355. The state had 615 new cases and 415 recoveries, increasing active infections to 7,416. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
