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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – During their final meeting of the year last week, the South Dakota Board of Regents reviewed Governor Kristi Noem’s budget speech and their place in it. Vice President for Finance Heather Forney had details for the Board. Regent Pam Roberts says she had hoped they would get more attention in… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Chronic wasting disease, which impacts deer, moose and elk has been found in four new central South Dakota counties in the last month. Those counties include Sully, Lyman, Ziebach and last Friday Mellette. Wildlife Program Administrator Chad Switzer with the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department says the movement east… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School District saw a bit of a jump in positive Covid-19 infections in the weekly report on Friday. There were seven positives at the high school, two at the middle school and two among the four elementary schools. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they expected worse following the Thanksgiving break.… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – Several electric utilities in the state will be using rebate funds to build electric vehicle charging stations. The state will use over $400,000 dollars from the federal Volkswagen fraud settlement for the charging stations. Ben Pierson, Manager of Beneficial Electrification for Sioux Valley Energy, says they will build a charging… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Wednesday, Dec. 30 is the deadline for people to renew their expired South Dakota driver licenses and ID cards. When COVID-19 temporarily shut down the state’s driver license stations in early March, Gov. Kristi Noem issued an exemption delaying the renewal of driver licenses and ID cards that expired on… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Active infections dropped by more than 1,100, hospitalizations dipped as well and there were two new COVID-related deaths, according to totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 345 new confirmed cases and 1,447 recoveries, lowering the amount of active cases by 1,102 to 11,519, the… Read more »
Golden Ticket Cinemas is set to open Friday, Dec. 18. The new theater in Uptown Aberdeen will offer an upgraded menu along with recliner seats. (Photo courtesy of Aberdeen News) ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Trent Abrego Tabrego@gannett.com) – Aberdeen residents who are looking for a luxury theater will not have to wait any longer. Golden Ticket Cinemas,… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A handful of charges have been filed against the 19-year-old suspect in an early morning shooting yesterday (5:45 a.m. Dec. 14, 2020) in rural Hughes County. Information from the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office says Juan Manuel Pinela has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Reckless Discharge of a Firearm, Ingestion of… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – All Around With Downs (a non-profit group for special needs families) is conducting a project called Hope for the Holidays. Brittney Bain is a parent of a Downs child and knows what it’s like to be in the hospital on holidays. So she is spearheading an effort to help ensure that… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is asking legislators for $12 million for a new livestock building on the State Fairgrounds in Huron. The new complex would double the space of the previous one which caught fire in October. South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association President Eric Jennings says it’s critical that that facility… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Time is running out for Congress to come up with an economic stimulus plan and also a funding bill to keep the government operating into next year. Members of the “Problem Solvers” caucus are pushing for a middle ground compromise. Minnesota Third District democratic Congressman Dean Phillips says the $900 billion… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A coalition of health care organizations, patient advocates and grassroots organizations is coming together in an attempt to get a measure on the 2022 ballot to expand Medicare. Deb Peters with the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations says current Medicaid services are limited. Peters says it takes quite a while… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The election of 2020 is barely over but races for 2022 may soon be on the horizon. South Dakota Senator John Thune’s third term will expire then and he says he hasn’t thought about it too much……yet. Thune says a lot could change in almost two years. Thune says he doesn’t… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – After a quick vote to have South Dakota Republican party chair Dan Lederman replace Gov. Kristi Noem as one of the state’s three electors, the state’s official ballots were signed Monday at the state Capitol in Pierre. Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden and Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg were the other two… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Health says the COVID-19 vaccine has arrived in the state where medical personnel will begin to administer the doses. The Pfizer vaccine will be given to Avera Health in Sioux Falls and Monument Health in Rapid City Monday. Sanford Health was due to receive its… Read more »
