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FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The City of Fort Pierre looking to regulate vacation homes after some recent complaints made to City Hall. Public Works Director Rick Hahn says vacation homes or Airbnb-type rental properties are not currently included in city ordinances. Hahn says the city believes such operations are good for the city. Hahn… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The State of South Dakota got over $1.2 billion from the federal government for Covid-19 related expenses. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says that aid should be targeted. Cwach is among lawmakers asking Governor Kristi Noem to call a special session. Noem this week outlined a plan that would make $400… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department has planned a series of Walking Tours of Historic Districts coming up in September. Troy McQuillen will lead these leisurely one-hour walks through Aberdeen’s oldest residential neighborhoods. People will learn about the history of early Aberdeen, as well as architectural styles of the period.… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today ordered that flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise until sundown on Friday, Sept. 11, in honor of Patriot Day. President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed that Sept. 11 is to be recognized as Patriot Day and that flags be lowered to half-staff nationwide. He… Read more »
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (Press release) – On Friday, Sept. 11, Wreaths Across America calls for every American to stand outside and wave a flag for one minute at 8:46 a.m., 9:03 a.m., 9:37 a.m., and 10:03 a.m. At 8:46 a.m., On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, five hijackers took control of American Airlines Flight 11 and flew… Read more »
BROOKINGS, S.D. (Press release) – A group of five individuals has been selected for induction into the South Dakota 4-H Volunteer Hall of Fame. Selected by the Volunteer Hall of Fame committee, the 2020 inductees include Patricia Casteel, Meade County; Calvin Finnesand, Roberts County; Mike Steiger, Dewey County; Patty Brunner, Pennington County; and Margaret Williams,… Read more »
OKATON, S.D. (Press Release) – A Joliet, Ill., man has died as a result of injuries sustained in an Aug. 23, 2020 motorcycle crash west of Okaton. A 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 248 when it hit a deer that was in the roadway. The driver, 51-year-old Ronald Pilon, was… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Rapid City man on a first-degree murder charge in a shooting that investigators say was staged to look like a suicide. Twenty-five-year-old Dion Bordeaux is accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old Jeanette Jumping Eagle in Rapid City last January. Police found the victim with a… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – South Dakota had four new COVID-related deaths and the amount of active infections increased by 22, according to numbers released by the State Department of Health today. The deaths, which include residents in Bennett County, Clay County, Corson County and Minnehaha County, brought the state’s overall death total to 177. South… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State officials say there were fewer new claims for unemployment benefits in the past week in South Dakota. The Department of Labor and Regulation says there were 536 initial claims processed for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. That’s a decrease of 94 claims compared to the previous week.… 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.
BUFFALO, S.D. (Press Release) – A man from Pinehurst, Idaho has been identified as the person who died early Sunday morning in a motorcycle crash north of Buffalo. An Indian motorcycle was northbound on U.S. Highway 85 when the driver, 44-year-old Eric Atkins, lost control. He was not wearing a helmet and was thrown from… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual United Way of Northeastern South Dakota capital campaign is underway. Aaron Schultz, Executive Director of the United Way of Northeastern South Dakota, said the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll in the past year. Schultz said PPP loans have helped some, but it’s hard to say exactly what the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Members of the U.S. House will return to Washington next week and pick up debate on the next economic stimulus plan. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he won’t support the Democrats plan to spend $3 trillion. Johnson says the amount isn’t as important as where the aid is headed. Johnson… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX) – As Members of Congress debate again the next round of possible economic stimulus, South Dakota Senator John Thune warned of the rapid rise of debt related to deficit spending. Thune, in a Senate floor speech, says that expanding debt will eventually have a big impact on the nations economy. Thune says the… Read more »
