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ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Coming up on Sunday, Wylie Park will be hosting the Walk to End Alzheimer’s. South Dakota State Executive Director for the Alzheimer’s Association, Leslie Murrow gave us a preview. Murrow talked about what Alzheimer’s Disease is. Murrow discuss ways doctors can detect if you have the disease. Murrow talks about the ways you… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center will be hosting a number of flu vaccine clinics beginning on Saturday. Community Liaison Bea Smith talks about what’s coming up on Saturday. Smith talks about the upcoming vaccination clinics in October. Smith talk about bringing your insurance card to the clinic. The drive-thru flu vaccine clinic is this… Read more »
CUSTER, S.D.(KOTA)- Fourteen hundred buffalo are expected to be moved from the prairie to their pens at Custer State Park for this year’s Buffalo Roundup and Arts Festival, which opens today and runs through Saturday. Kobee Stalder, visitor services program manager at Custer State Park, says the sound of the herd alone transports him to… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- North Spruce Street in Rapid City was the scene of a grizzly double shooting Monday night, which local authorities are investigating as a parent suicide/child murder. Brendyn Medina, community relations specialist for the Rapid City Police Department, said the deceased, 26-year old Trisha Paxton-Dennett and her four-year old son Russel Reeves, were… Read more »
(HubCityRadio)- On Thursday AgriTalk show, Senator John Thune spoke to host Chip Flory about the American Beef Labeling Act. A bill Thune & Senator Mike Rounds are co-sponsors of. Thune talks about what is in the bill. Senator Thune mentions one of the big supporter of the bill is Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack. Thune… Read more »
BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- A Brookings woman is sentenced to 75-years in prison for the 2019 death of a two-year-old girl. Twenty-seven-year-old Renae Fayant was sentenced Wednesday for manslaughter in the first degree. Fayant had pleaded guilty to the charge in July. In exchange, the state agreed to dismiss counts of second degree murder and abuse or… 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 2,115. The state had 585 new cases and 568 recoveries, increasing active infections to 7,725. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Fraternal Order of Eagles in Aberdeen is doing a membership drive tonight at City Lights(used to be Eagles Club) Kent Osborne talks about reviving the Eagles Club here in Aberdeen. Tim Hoyt from Atlanta, GA talks about the roles of the Eagles. Hoyt talks about some of the benefit of being an… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- South Dakota is about in the middle when it comes to the rate of coronavirus cases in the region. State epidemiologist Josh Clayton. Clayton says it is possible that children 5 to 11 could be eligible for the coronavirus vaccine by Halloween. However, he says there are still a number of steps.… Read more »
FREEMAN, S.D.(WNAX)- The Freeman public school district got some good news when they counted heads this fall. Their enrollment is now at three hundred seventy four, up from three hundred fifty three at the start of last year. Superintendent Jake Tietje says it was a nice surprise. Tietje says the increase is mostly in the… Read more »
The clean up is continuing at Vermillion High School following a fire last week. Superintendent Damon Alvey says the worst damage was contained to one small area. Alvey says the storage closet was designed to limit damage in case of a fire. Alvey says students have been out of the building since the fire. Alvey… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Yankton County Commission continued the progress on adopting medical cannabis rules and regulations. They held the second reading of the zoning ordinance dealing with medical cannabis establishments and first reading of the medical cannabis licensing ordinance. Ned Horsted, executive director of the Cannabis Industry Association of South Dakota, told the board the… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A strategic review of the operations of the Human Services Center in Yankton is underway with the help of an outside consulting group. Department of Social Services Secretary Laurie Gill says all of health care is dealing with rapid changes. Gill says a group from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education is… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A petition is circulating among South Dakota legislators asking them to sign on to a special session to consider possible impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says the House would debate any charges. Hunhoff says they don’t have the time during the regular session for an impeachment trial.… Read more »
MILLER, S.D.(DRGNews)- The Hand County Sheriff’s Office is asking people in the Miller area and beyond to be on the lookout for a vehicle used in an attempt to steal packages from at least one residence in the town of St. Lawrence. Sheriff Shane Croeni (krone-ee) says it’s a large, white moving style van with… Read more »
