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PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported a single-day record 22 COVID-related deaths, had its active infections drop by nearly 300, and had eight less hospitalizations according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths (which included three residents in Lincoln County, two each in Bon Homme, McCook, Minnehaha and… Read more »
TYNDALL, S.D. (Press Release) – Two people died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash north of Tyndall. Names of the two men involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2014 Yamaha Side-by-Side was westbound on South Dakota Highway 46 and was turning south into a driveway when it was struck by… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Pheasants hunters have had the opportunity to look for birds in a variety of conditions in the past couple of weeks. Nick Cochran, Conservation Officer with the Game, Fish and Parks, said the weather has ranged from summer-like to winter-like conditions. He said the numbers of hunters in the area is… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a juvenile in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Sioux Falls last weekend. Authorities did not provide any information about the juvenile, including age or gender or what charges could be filed. Eighteen-year-old Venance Kitungano was killed Saturday night outside the Red Sea Pub where… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Columbia Care already sells marijuana in 18 states and looks forward to opening for business in South Dakota. Company Vice President, Adam Goers (pron: gores) says the vote to legalize in the deep-red state proves that sometimes the people are a little ahead of the politicians. Goers says the… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An emergency order for a coronavirus mask mandate is advancing in Sioux Falls. The City Council voted Tuesday night to send the ordinance on for a second reading on Nov. 10. The mandate would require face coverings in all indoor public places where 6 feet of social distancing isn’t possible.… Read more »
AVON, S.D. (WNAX) – Many school districts have had to send their kids home due to Covid outbreaks. The Avon School District went to remote learning last week after a rise in positive cases. Superintendent Tom Culver says he thinks kids are learning during the remote sessions. Culver says it’s hard to coordinate learning with… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – Construction is underway on Watertown’s new airport terminal. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday afternoon. It’ll be located just northeast of the current terminal. Airport Manager Todd Syhre talked about the project. The new terminal will be about 25,000 square feet in size–or more than double the size of the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — Unofficial election results from the South Dakota Secretary of State indicate the likely passage of Amendment A, Amendment B, and Initiated Measure 26. Amendment A and IM 26 deal with marijuana, and Amendment B addresses betting on sporting events. The results of the election will be officially canvassed on November… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson was easily reelected to his fourth, six-year term on the commission. He got 69 percent of the vote to 25 percent to Democrat Remi (ray-me) Bald Eagle. Hanson says he wants to continue his long term priorities. Hanson says he helped take politics out of the… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – New Developments in the Pam Dunn missing person case were announced by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Watertown Police Department and the Deuel County Sheriff’s office at a press conference on Wednesday. Special Agent Cam Corey, WPD Detective Sergeant Chad Stahl and Deuel County Sheriff Cory Borg met with… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Police in Vermillion say they have arrested the mother of a 1-year-old boy who died under suspicious circumstances. The 26-year-old woman was arrested Monday night about 9:30 p.m., according to Vermillion police. Officers had been called to a residence earlier in the day after getting a report of a child who… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen City Council passed a mask resolution on a 5-4 vote at its meeting Monday evening. Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman said experts are still trying to find the best ways to combat coronavirus. While the state is currently at an all-time high with 483 individuals hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – They are already on duty, but the first nine troopers in the South Dakota Highway Patrol’s new Fast Track Academy will have their graduation ceremony this Thursday, Nov. 5, at the state Capitol in Pierre. Class 63’s graduation was originally scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23, but was postponed because of… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – With some precincts in Minnehaha County still needing to be counted, 66.7% of the registered voters in South Dakota participated in Tuesday’s general election. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says around half of the votes were absentee. Barnett says the credit for the voting process going smoothly overall, goes to… Read more »
