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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – While active COVID-19 infections in South Dakota continue to go down, health care officials are still asking people to continue taking precautions. Sanford Health Medical Director, Dr Mike Wilde says they still have Covid patients in their hospitals. Wilde says while the state is doing very well with vaccinations, it will… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Governor Kristi Noem will ask state lawmakers to set aside $100 million over the next few years to expand and upgrade broadband internet service across the state. Public Utilities Commission Chairman Chris Nelson says that type of spending is critical. Nelson says its not only a matter of network speed, but… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The 2021 session of the South Dakota legislature begins at noon today in Pierre. Long time legislative lobbyist and observer Dave Owen says there are a few issues getting a lot of attention. Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says there will be extra money to… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, has opened the Paycheck Protection Program loan portal today. To promote access to capital, initially only community financial institutions will be able to make First Draw PPP Loans today, and Second Draw PPP Loans on Wednesday, Jan.… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The South Dakota National Guard promoted Edwin VanDerWolde to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, Jan. 9. VanDerWolde serves as the director of the joint staff and is the principal advisor to the SDNG Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s COVID-19 totals remained relatively unchanged according to numbers released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 181 new confirmed cases and 119 recoveries, increasing active infections by about 60 to 5,102. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus went up by five to 242 and… Read more »
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Press Release) — CJ Foods USA Inc. (CJ Foods), a U.S.-based affiliate of global lifestyle company CJ CheilJedang (CJCJ), today announced its plans to build a new 700,000–square-foot Asian food production facility in Sioux Falls, S.D. The new facility, planned for Foundation Park in Sioux Falls, will result in more than 600… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The weather continues to be on the mild side as mid-January approaches. Kelly Serr, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen, talked about what is causing the unusual start to the year. She said January will come out above normal for temperatures. The three-month outlook indicates that… Read more »
LAKE POINSETT, S.D. (By American News Staff Reports) – A 60-year-old man and 8-year-old boy died after falling through the ice on Lake Poinsett on Saturday evening, according to the Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office. A report of two people on an all-terrain vehicle going through the ice was received by the Watertown dispatch center about… Read more »
MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – Two people have been arrested in connection with a shooting in downtown Mitchell on Saturday night which left one man dead. 27-year-old Jose Morales Acevedo and 28-year-old Luis Perez-Melendez were arrested for 2nd degree murder in the shooting death of a 38-year-old male victim. The name of the victim is not… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson held a telephone town hall last week, with a lot of questions about the November election and the perception that President Trump was cheated. Johnson tried to lay out the scenario. Johnson used South Dakota vote totals as an example. Johnson says the pattern in South… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Corps of Engineers is predicting below normal runoff into the Missouri River system this year. Kevin Grode, an engineer in the Corps Omaha office, compared last years runoff with this year’s prediction. Grode says soils are dry and there isn’t much snow pack across the basin. Grode says mountain snowpack… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Among the proposals outlined in South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s proposed 2022 State Budget are projects that would be paid for using nearly $200 million in one-time money. District 24 representative-elect Will Mortenson is heading into his first session as a legislator. He wants to see the dollars used on… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – Sanford Health will be opening a new clinic in Ponca, Nebraska affiliated with their hospital in Vermillion. Sanford Vermillion senior director Tim Tracy says they were invited to look at the community. Tracy says the town and location are a good fit with their Vermillion facilities. Tracy says they plan on… Read more »
CENTERVILLE, S.D. (WNAX) – Legislators are making their final preparations for the start of the 2021 South Dakota session next week. Richard Vasgaard of Centerville will be sworn into his first term as a Representative from District 17. Vasgaard says he has been doing his homework. Vasgaard, a Republican, says he has been hearing about… Read more »
