PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of active COVID-19 cases dropped by nearly 100 and there were no new COVID-related deaths in the totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state reported 278 new cases and 373 new recoveries, lowering the amount of active infections to 4,179 (there were 3,684… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – An Aberdeen man has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a truck-train crash west of Aberdeen. A 2016 Mack semi-truck and trailer, loaded with soybeans, was northbound on 379th Avenue when it crossed the public train crossing just north of U.S. Highway 12. The truck and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Presentation College is hosting a Native American Day Chalk Walk on Sunday, Oct. 11 on campus. The free event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stephanie Nora, Human Services Program Director and Chair of PC Diversity, said the goal is to have the campus decorated for Native American Day on… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is running for reelection to the Senate seat he won in 2014. He says he wants to continue pushing his issues. Rounds says it has been frustrating at times. Rounds says divided government is making any progress in the Senate very difficult. The Republican incumbent faces… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators approved amending the state budget to reflect $1.3 billion of federal aid for pandemic related costs. During the special session Monday, lawmakers also approved a resolution directing how the Governor should spend the remaining $597 million. House Speaker Steven Haugaard of Sioux Falls says many of the same… Read more »

GROTON, S.D. (By American News Staff) – Groton Area Superintendent Joe Schwan announced Monday that due to an increase in positive COVID-19 cases that Groton Area Middle School will transition to remote learning beginning Tuesday for the remainder of the week. There has also been an increase in close contact quarantines and staff exposures, according… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The eastbound Highway 50 bridge over the James River will now be known as the Sgt. Allen D. Kokesh Memorial Bridge. The plaque was unveiled at a ceremony at the Yankton County Government Center Saturday afternoon. Kokesh died from injuries in a bomb blast in December of 2005 while serving with… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A Yankton couple is part of the clinical trials looking for a COVID-19 vaccine. Jerry Webber says she and husband were added to the Moderna (moe-dern-uh) vaccine study. Webber says they have had different reactions so far. Webber says they want to help where they can. Webber says they are working… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A 23-year-old man from Mitchell is in custody in Hughes County after a brief high speed chase in Hughes and Stanley counties Friday evening (Oct. 2, 2020). Information from the Hughes County Sheriff’s Office says Hunter VanAsh was under surveillance for being a suspect in crimes committed in the Fort… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the following intersection will be closed intermittently to thru traffic for road work:                       S 2nd  Street & 3rd Avenue SW  Work will be completed as quickly as possible. Motorists are… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators are meeting is a special session today, some in Pierre and some remotely as they decide how to spend hundreds of millions of federal dollars. Governor Kristi Noem addressed the joint session at the beginning, laying out the federal ground rules. Noem says the guidelines force the state… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — South Dakota lawmakers are meeting in Pierre today for a one day special session. At issue is how to spend more than $1.2 billion dollars from the federal government for COVID-19 related expenses. The session began with a speech from Governor Kristi Noem on the floor of the House of Representatives.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Storybook Land will remain open to the public on a daily basis from 10 a.m. to sunset through Friday, Oct. 16. The Visitor Center and all rides and concessions are closed for the season. If you have any questions regarding Storybook Land, please contact the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the road today. The justices will hold court at the University of South Dakota School of Law in Vermillion with some precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Justice David Gilbertson says no more than 40 people will be allowed in the… Read more »