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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – COVID-19 vaccine shipments are starting to pick up and health care providers are using it as fast as they get it. Dr. Mike Wilde, Chief Medical Officer at Sanford Health, had an update at the weekly news conference in Sioux Falls. Wilde says they are working within federal and state… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators are questioning delays in approving loans and grants from a program using $450 million dollars in federal funds. Senator-elect Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says Guidehouse, the outside agency handling the applications is struggling to keep up. Hunhoff says there are gaps between the applicants and the clearing house.… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislative leaders are still trying to come up with guidelines to meet safely during the session in Pierre. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says current technology allows many meeting options. Representative Linda Duba of Sioux Falls has said she won’t go to Pierre until she gets a Covid-19 vaccination.… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The economy in the nine state Mid America region continues to expand but is starting to show signs of slowing. Ernie Goss, Director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, compiles the monthly survey and says December’s overall rating declined. Goss says employment trends are good but also dropping. Goss says businesses… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced grant funding and the historic launch of 20 new Women’s Business Centers (WBC) across America including a new center coming to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in early 2021. The opening of the 20 new WBCs is the largest single expansion of WBCs in its… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem and the Bureau of Finance and Management (BFM) released the State’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for fiscal year 2020. The CAFR is the audited financial statements for the state government. “2020 presented unique challenges for everyone, including our state government. In South Dakota, we saw… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – COVID-19 numbers were light across the board according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 111 new confirmed cases and 68 recoveries moving the amount of active infections to 6,031. Hospitalizations were up six to 268, and there were no new deaths, leaving the… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — One of South Dakota’s largest hospital systems has announced it is planning to increase testing for the coronavirus. The state is seeing a drop in new cases, but a high positivity rate of testing. Monument Health, the largest health care provider in western South Dakota, plans to test more people… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Dr. Donald Frisco, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Physiatry, Dr. Shawna Schmidt, Pain Management, and Lisa Wurnig-Johnson, PA-C, have relocated to another area of our facility at 701 Eighth Avenue Northwest. The new clinics – Avera Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Avera Medical Group Pain Management respectively –… Read more »
KEYSTONE, S.D. (Press Release) – A Keystone, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died early Sunday morning, Dec. 27, in a one-vehicle crash east of Keystone. A 2017 Kia Sportage Ex was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 40 when the vehicle left the roadway, entered the north ditch and rolled. The driver,… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police in Rapid City have arrested a man wanted for a fatal shooting on Christmas Eve. Twenty-one-year-old Elias Richard has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of 31-year-old Vernall Marshall. Richard was arrested over the weekend. It’s not clear whether he has hired an attorney to speak for… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce just completed several projects and has more on the horizon as the new year gets underway. The Chamber has updated city maps available. The maps include recent developments of the city on one side and Brown County information on the other side, according to Lisa… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused some families to run short of food. Christina Oey, Development Director for Feeding South Dakota, says the problem is worse in rural areas. Oey says they saw demand rise last year. Oey says they are working with their suppliers and their… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – About 140 Republican Congressman have said they will object to the certification of electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he is not surprised. The Mayor of Washington has warned residents to avoid the Capitol Hill area during the vote because of possible demonstrations.… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The USDA And the Department of Health and Human Services have released their Dietary Guidelines through 2025. South Dakota Dairy Producers President Marv Post says he was glad to see the guidelines recommending three servings of dairy a day. The Guidelines also recommend including higher fat versions of dairy including whole… Read more »
