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WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is not saying much about a fatal crash involving Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. The Department of Public Safety says Ravnsborg called the Hyde County Sheriff Saturday night to report he’d hit a deer on U.S. Highway 14 just outside of Highmore. It turns out, he hit… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The westbound Highway 50 bridge over the James River is now known as the “Richard L. Schild Memorial Bridge.” A ceremony was held Saturday morning at the Yankton County Government Center to unveil the plaque naming the bridge in honor of Schild, who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2005.… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (WNAX) – The national Climate Prediction Center has increased the chances of a La Nina forming in the Pacific Ocean late this year. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says the percentages have gone up rapidly. Edwards says La Nina conditions can have an impact in the winter, especially on temperatures. Edwards… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A few dozen people gathered in person at the Capital Lake Visitor’s Center in Pierre last Saturday — while many more joined online– for the 9th annual statewide Walk of Hope Coming Together for Suicide Prevention event. Event Coordinator Julie Moore with the Avera St. Mary’s Foundation says anxiety disorders… Read more »
HURON, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota farmers and ranchers are meeting with congressional leaders and staff during the annual National Farmers Union D.C. Fly-In, held virtually Sept. 14-18. “This is a pivotal time in agriculture,” said Doug Sombke, SD Farmers Union President. “Congressional leaders need to hear from us. If we don’t share our… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S,D, (AP) — Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from a minimum-security prison in Rapid City. Prison officials say 30-year-old Clarence Ferris left the Rapid City Community Work Center without authorization Sept. 12. He is serving sentences for possession of a controlled substance and unauthorized ingestion of a controlled substance. All… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University has again been recognized among the top regional universities in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report. Northern is 80th on the Best Regional Universities Midwest list of the 2021 Best Colleges rankings, released today. On the smaller Best Public Regional Universities Midwest list, Northern ranked… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Weather permitting beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for road work: 8th Avenue NE from North Roosevelt Street to BC 19 Work will be completed as quickly as possible. Motorists… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of active COVID-19 cases rose by 38 today and there were no new deaths, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The state had 163 new cases and 125 new recoveries, pushing the amount of active infections to 2,499 (there were 2,892 on week… Read more »
GROTON, S.D. (By Trent Abrego Tabrego@gannett.com) – A married couple from Clark died in a Sunday morning plane crash near Groton. Doug Hansen, 64, and Tina Hansen, 55, were killed in the crash, according to their funeral notices from Furness Funeral Home of Clark. Arrangements are pending. Grant Rix was attending the Groton Fly-in/Drive-In with his family… Read more »
HIGHMORE, S.D. (Press Release) – One man died Saturday night in a pedestrian-vehicle crash west of Highmore. A 2011 Ford Taurus was westbound on U.S. Highway 14. The driver, 44-year-old Jason Ravnsborg of Pierre, told the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office that he had been involved in a car-deer crash. The driver was not injured. The… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The general election is fast approaching, but people can get a head start on voting this week. While the election is Tuesday, Nov. 3, those wishing to vote by absentee ballot can cast votes starting on Friday, Sept. 18. Brown County Auditor Cathy McNickle provides the details. She said that while… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Several news outlets reported that President Trump made critical comments about American solders when he failed to visit a U.S. Military cemetery in France in 2018. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he has never heard anything like that from the President. The President later said that the generals didn’t like… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A fatal accident involving South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (rounds-berg) is under investigation. Governor Kristi Noem made the announcement at a Sioux Falls news conference late yesterday afternoon. Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price says the Highway Patrol is handling the investigation. Price says he couldn’t release much information… Read more »
