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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say the victim of a fatal weekend shooting in Sioux Falls was an 18-year-old high school student. Officials at Lincoln High School have notified parents and guardians that Venance Kitungano died in a shooting on Saturday and that police are interviewing witnesses. Sioux Falls Police Department Lt. Terrance Matia… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state saw a decrease in hospitalizations and one new COVID-related death according to totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had an additional 529 new cases and 338 new recoveries, pushing the amount of active infections to 13,325 (there were 11,061 one week ago). The… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – State officials held a news conference today to say the investigation into a fatal crash on Sept. 12 near Highmore involving Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is continuing. Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price says they are releasing more information. Price says Ravnsborg was distracted at the time of the accident. The… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office says a Lake County sheriff’s deputy was justified in shooting and wounding an armed Madison man. Authorities say 34-year-old Benjamin Hernandez refused to put down his loaded shotgun after being ordered to do so. The incident happened Sept. 30 when police and deputies responded to… Read more »
DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a 28-year-old woman found on the dance floor of a Deadwood casino died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Rapid City Journal reports that officers responded to a call of a shooting at The Buffalo Bodega Gaming Complex just after midnight Saturday. Medics attempted to revive the woman, but… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Northern State School of Fine Arts is preparing to host its first ever Virtual Arts Day. The event is set for Wednesday, Nov. 4. Ken Boulton, NSU School of Fine Arts Dean, talked about how the Virtual Arts Day came about. NSU staff and students will be involved in holding… Read more »
EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Democratic candidate for South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner, Remi Bald Eagle, says he has focused on running a positive campaign. Bald Eagle says we all have to live together after the election, too. Bald Eagle says he has tried to explain the role of the PUC to voters. Bald… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The Mid America economy continues to recover from the pandemic shock in the spring. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group says the October survey had another strong report. Goss coordinates the survey of purchasing managers at businesses in a nine-state region from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas.… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – It’s a much anticipated election day tomorrow and South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett says his office and county auditors are ready. Barnett says they have seen a heavy return on early votes. As of Oct. 1, there were just over 165,000 registered voters. When people go to the polls… Read more »
KIMBALL, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another person was injured late Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash near Kimball. Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A Peterbilt semi-truck and trailer was eastbound on Interstate 90 when it was struck by a 2014… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – A mask mandate in Aberdeen seems unlikely, at least just now. But use of masks within the city limits will be strongly encouraged with a resolution that will be considered today by the Aberdeen City Council. The proposal is not an ordinance and would not mandate use. City… Read more »
AVON, S.D. (WNAX) – The State of South Dakota is launching the “K-12 Connect” program which will provide free internet service to eligible students and their families for the rest of the school year. Avon School Superintendent Tom Culver says there is a need for that type of help. Culver says most of their students… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Current South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gary Hanson is running for his fourth six-year term on the commission. He says he is hearing from voters. Hanson says Commissioners have to follow the law and facts in each case before them. Hanson says a big change at the Commission in his… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — There will be a mask mandate at the Dakota Dome in Vermilion next month for the South Dakota High School Football Championships. John Krogstrand, Assistant Executive Director of the State High School Activities Association, talked about the new policy. Masks are required on the University of South Dakota campus anyway,… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Part of South Dakota’s First Family will host the annual Halloween trick-or-treat festivities at the Governor’s Residence in Pierre tomorrow (Oct. 31) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. CT. Kassidy Peters says she and her husband Kyle will join her parents, Gov. Kristi and First Gentleman Bryon Noem giving out treats. Again, trick-or-treating… Read more »
