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HURON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota State Fair starts Thursday in Huron. Last years fair was much smaller than normal due to the pandemic. Assistant Manager Candi Briley says the fairgrounds have been very busy since last week. Briley says they are seeing more vendors and campers. Briley says they will officially break ground for the… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Covid-19 infections related to the Delta variant are surging across the country and the region. Liz Healy, infection control specialist at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton says they have seen the PCR positive test rate rise over the past three weeks from about three percent to nearly sixteen percent. Healy says the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature normally monitors the financial status of state agencies and gets regular reports. David Flute, Secretary of the Department of Tribal Relations, appeared before the committee last week. He had earlier told committee members that his department was not able to construct a… Read more »
Statement on Biden and Afghanistan Withdrawal RAPID CITY, S.D.(Press Release)- “Today we observe the Taliban-imposed deadline for American withdrawal from Afghanistan, and even Biden Administration officials acknowledge that there are hundreds of Americans, probably more, now trapped by our enemies. The withdrawal has been a complete disaster from start to finish. President Biden has not… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – This week, nine soldiers with the South Dakota National Guard were activated to support Monument Health in their COVID-19 testing efforts. The soldiers were activated to Belle Fourche, Custer, Rapid City, Spearfish, and Sturgis. “Since the start of the pandemic, the State of South Dakota has worked with our hospital systems… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- In January 2020, 3M Aberdeen received a call to ramp up its production of N95 respirators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty months later, the plant has produced its 1 billionth mask, a feat that would typically take as long as four years, according to a news release. In the past year… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The House and Senate Committees that will redraw South Dakota’s legislative districts began their speed round of meetings in Pierre Monday. The committees have to work through just received Census data and agree on maps that rework the states thirty five legislative districts. Senator Jim Bolin of Canton says while the public can… Read more »
MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Those were the sounds at the conclusion of Monday’s emotional Mitchell School Board meeting after the board reinstated a mask mandate for the Mitchell School District. The mandate will begin Wednesday and will be revisited on November 8th. Masks will be required in all school district buildings from 7 AM until 4:30… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 2 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,069. The state had 1020 new cases and 309 recoveries, increasing active infections to 5,035. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus is… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- For the 2nd straight Monday night, the Aberdeen City Council did a work session dealing with the zoning of cannabis. City Attorney Ron Wager presented the number of dispensaries being planned for Rapid City. Council member Josh Rife felt that with few medical marijuana cards, the number of dispensaries is not that important.… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Classes begin at Mount Marty University in Yankton this week. President Marc Long says they are starting the school year with relaxed Covid-19 protocols. Long says they will be actively watching for any changes. Long says they are trying to balance safety with a full campus experience. The last update from the state… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- The levels of the Colorado River and its reservoirs have dropped drastically due to a now twenty-year long drought through that basin. The Missouri River basin may go in a different direction. David Swanson, Director of Research at the Missouri River Institute at the University of South Dakota, says the current dry conditions… Read more »
DES MOINES, I.A.(WNAX)- The National Association of Secretaries of State held their national convention earlier this month in Des Moines and election security was the major topic on the agenda. South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett says he is confident in the state’s current systems. Barnett says they get frequent updates from their national… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The joint committee on redistricting meant Monday in Pierre. Representative Drew Dennert was chair of the Technology Subcommittee and talked about the technology & software to be used by the redistricting committee. Dennert talks about how the public can create maps but due to time constraints motioned that the software being used are… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at approximately 8:00 AM on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, water will be off in the vicinity of: S Lincoln Street from 1st Avenue SE to 2nd Avenue SE The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the affected area collect and… Read more »
