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PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Meridian Wind had an application for a 175 megawatt wind power project in Hyde County. Their attorney, Brett Koencke asked the Public Utilities Commission to allow them to withdraw the application due to problems with their power connections. Koencke says the company still plans to build the project. Commissioner Kristie Fiegen… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakotans who fall into the Phase 1 Group D category became eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination this week. Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon says so far, the state has received about 11,000 doses of vaccine each week, so it’ll take a while to get through group 1D. She says… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Office of Management and Budget has completed its review of USDA’s final rule to establish a domestic hemp production program as directed by the 2018 farm bill. Monitoring that movement is South Dakota Industrial Hemp Association Executive Director Katie Sieverding. She says there’s one last step to be completed… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Northern State University Department of Music recently held its 2021 Friends of the Arts/NSU Young Artist Competition, where 22 talented high school juniors and seniors from South Dakota, North Dakota and Minnesota submitted video recordings for NSU faculty judging panels. The event was held virtually this year, and offered… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A 31-year-old man from Pierre faces felony charges related to fires and a burglary earlier this month. At approximately 3:30 Wednesday morning , Pierre Volunteer Fire Department chief Ian Paul says they were called to a fire in a large, plastic dumpster in the front parking lot at Lariat Lanes… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Active COVID infections and hospitalizations continued to drop, and there were no new deaths, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state reported 277 new confirmed cases and 406 recoveries, lowering the amount of active cases by 129 to 4,103. Those hospitalized in connection with… Read more »
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 call at 11:30 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Needs increased because of the pandemic last year and the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation and the South Dakota Community Foundation were there to help meet those needs. Heath Johnson, Chair of the AACF, talked about some of the local programs that received money. Pat Gallagher with the SDCF said those grants… Read more »
ELK POINT, S.D. (Press release) – A Gayville, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Friday night in a two-vehicle crash south of Elk Point. A 2014 Ford F-150 pickup was southbound when the driver lost control due to icy road conditions. The vehicle went across the median and into the northbound… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Department of Health gave a briefing on their operations and programs to the House Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday. Beth Dokken, director of the Family and Community Health Division, had an update on suicide numbers. Dokken says state suicides are running well above the national averages. Dokken… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 10 a.m. today water will be off in the below area to repair a curb stop: 11th Avenue SE from S. Arch St. to S. State. St The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the affected area collect and… Read more »
MITCHELL, S.D. (KMIT) – Mitchell’s indoor mask mandate will expire on Jan. 27. The issue was on last night’s Mitchell City Council agenda. The council had voted 5-3 in favor of the mask mandate in November, when there were more than 800 active cases in the county. Davison County currently has just over 100 active… Read more »
VALLEY SPRINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Twenty-three ag groups, including the American Soybean Association, want the Biden Administration to strengthen trade ties with Cuba. The groups sent a letter to the President-Elect saying that Cuba could be buying a lot more, corn, dairy and other ag commodities produced in the U.S. American Soybean Association President Kevin… Read more »
AMES, Iowa (WNAX) – Mild and dry weather last fall allowed producers across the northern plains to get harvest done in record time. Now those same conditions are causing some worries. Dennis Todey, head of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa says drought is their biggest concern now. Todey says the systems bringing mostly… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – South Dakota Governor Krist Noem issued an executive order that would combine the state Agriculture Department with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. While Noem was issued the order, the man set to run the agency was appearing before the Senate Ag and Natural Resources to detail the changes. Hunter… Read more »
