PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 47 additional COVID-related deaths (including three in Brown County), had an increase of more than 800 active cases, and... Read More
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Media availability call at 11:30 on KSDN
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference... Read More
Flags to be half-staff in honor of former Representative Lakness
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Friday, Dec. 4,... Read More
Fourth prison inmate dies of coronavirus complications
SPRINGFIELD, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota corrections officials say another state prison inmate has died of coronavirus complications. The Department of Corrections said Tuesday a... Read More
December off to mild start
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Winter is getting off to a mild start in the region. Laura Edwards, State Climatologist, says temperatures are much warmer than normal.... Read More
Yankton Health Board recommends extending mask mandate
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton Health Board is making a recommendation to the city commission to extend a mask mandate. Health Board member Dr. Mary Milroy says the... Read More
Gap still remains on economic stimulus plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Negotiations between the House and Senate over the next economic stimulus plan may be seeing some movement before Christmas. South Dakota Senator... Read More
Watertown School District has mask mandate for high school winter sports
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – Watertown Superintendent Dr. Jeff Danielsen issued a news release Tuesday with a simple message–if you’re attending a school district sporting event... Read More
Overweg to chair House Ag & Natural Resources Committee
NEW HOLLAND, S.D. (WNAX) – State Representative Marty Overweg of New Holland will be Chairman of the House Ag & Natural Resources Committee in the 2021 legislative... Read More
Yankton superintendent says lawmakers need to listen to schools
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – During each legislative session, there are numerous bills aimed at schools, ranging from funding, to policy and procedures. Yankton School... Read More
Legislature already making preparations for session during pandemic
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — The 2021 South Dakota legislative session begins in about six weeks. A COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be on the market by then, but that... Read More
Sobriety checkpoints released for December
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety has released the list of counties where sobriety checkpoints are planned to be held during December.... Read More
South Dakota readies for 7,800 vaccine doses in two weeks
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials say they are preparing to receive nearly 8,000 COVID-19 vaccinations as soon as Dec. 15. The prospect of vaccines being... Read More
BASEC offering financing for home repairs
DOLAND, S.D. (Press Release) – BASEC (Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community) is currently offering a grant/loan program to homeowners within the BASEC geographic area for the... Read More
State reports record number of recoveries, two new deaths
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported a record-number of recoveries with 3,542 to lower the amount of active infections by more than 3,000, and also had two... Read More