ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The YAPAtorium is hosting a Halloween Murder Mystery on Saturday, Oct. 10. The free event starts at 4 p.m. Activities include decorating the youth center, enjoying some refreshments, watching a horror film or two (age appropriate, of course) and solving a murder.

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced the launch of the Small Business and Healthcare Provider Relief Program, which will utilize up to $580 million in Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars to assist small businesses, community-based healthcare providers, and non-profits negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Together, South Dakota is rebounding from… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Due to the Native American Day Holiday observance on Monday, Oct. 12, City garbage will change. Residents who normally have their garbage picked up on Monday are reminded to have their garbage out for pick-up by 8 a.m. Tuesday. Both Monday’s and Tuesday’s garbage will be picked up on Tuesday.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Northern State Wolf Talks are continuing this fall in conjunction with the Larry and Julie Poeppel Family Common Read Lecture. The next Wolf Talk is set for Monday, Oct. 12. Krista Bau, Programming Director, talked about the guest speaker. Bau said Wolf Talks have been taking place in the fall… Read more »

IDEAL, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators this week approved spending almost $600 million in federal CARES Act funding. In that, about four hundred million is set aside to help small businesses. Senator Rocky Blare of Ideal says it is a good compromise. Blare says they found many businesses have survived the worst of the… Read more »

WALL LAKE, S.D. (Press Release) – Two people died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Wall Lake. Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2016 Dodge Ram pickup, pulling a flatbed trailer with a small tractor on it, was eastbound on South Dakota Highway… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Rapid City Police have had a slew of calls relating to car break-ins recently, many coming without major damage to cars simply left unlocked. RCPD Media and Community Relations officer Brendyn Medina said he sees multiple reports a week regarding this exact issue. Medina said there is a single factor… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Soon after next month’s election, the planning will begin for the 2022 campaign. Several of the state’s constitutional officers and a number of legislators will be term limited and new candidates will have to be found. South Dakota Republican Party Chairman Dan Lederman says they are always recruiting. Lederman says they… Read more »

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (WNAX) – No matter who wins the South Dakota Senate race next month, the pandemic will still be an issue. Challenger, Democrat Dan Ahlers of Dell Rapids says Congress needs to refocus on getting past COVID-19. Ahlers says programs like the Payroll Protection Program could be improved. Ahlers says small businesses will… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – International travel writer Rick Steves has long association with legalized marijuana in his home state of Washington and is now working with marijuana supporters in South Dakota. Voters next month will decide on ballot issues that would legalize medicinal marijuana and recreational marijuana. Steves says marijuana use did not explode once… Read more »

EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. (WNAX) – The race for a seat on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is the only statewide election connected to a state office this year. Democrat Remi (ray-me) Bald Eagle of Eagle Butte says he has the interest and education to handle the job. Bald Eagle says he has good job… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The Nov. 1, 2020 deadline for eligible disabled veterans to apply for property tax relief is approaching. The South Dakota Department of Revenue’s Disabled Veteran’s Program exempts the first $150,000 of valuation on an eligible applicant’s property. The program also applies to surviving spouses of disabled veterans if they have… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced that Mark Lauseng, Executive Director of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA), will retire. “Mark has served South Dakota in numerous capacities for 38 years,” said Governor Noem. “His work has helped countless South Dakotans overcome a variety of challenges in their daily lives,… Read more »