ABERDEEN, S.D. (KCCR) – The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has rated a tornado in Hand County that blew a 30,000 pound RV off State Highway 45 Sunday night an E-F-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Kelly Serr conducted a preliminary damage survey of the twister Monday. There has been criticism by… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – For her work both in and out of the courtroom, Hughes County States Attorney Roxanne Hammond was given special recognition last week by her fellow prosecutors. Hammond was nominated for Prosecutor of the Year by Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo. Hammond says it’s flattering to be not only nominated… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Since women gained the right to vote in South Dakota in 1918, 201 women have served in the state legislature. The first one, Gladys Pyle was elected in 1922. The longest serving female is Jean Hunhoff of Yankton who was first elected in 2000 and has been in the House twice… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Longtime Aberdeen sportscaster Gene Reich passed away early this morning. Reich’s career spanned more than 30 years before he retired in 2018. He was most recently the broadcast voice of the Aberdeen Central Golden Eagles. He also served as the voice of the Northern State Wolves during his career. He is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The Department of Revenue’s tax collections at the 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally are currently at $1,343,348. The revenue sum from temporary vendors in the Black Hills is a 6 percent increase compared to 2019. The state sales tax accounted for the majority of the collections with $785,251. At this time… Read more »

BERESFORD, S.D. (Press Release) – One man died early Tuesday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Beresford. The name of the person involved is not being released pending notification of family members. A 2001 Ford Explorer was northbound on Interstate 29 when it left the road, entered the median and rolled. The 38-year-old male… Read more »

HARTFORD, S.D. (Press Release) – A Colman, S.D. man has been identified as the person who died Saturday night in a motorcycle-pickup crash west of Hartford. A 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup was stationery in the eastbound lane on South Dakota Highway 38 waiting to make a left-hand turn into a business. An eastbound Harley… Read more »

GETTYSBURG, S.D. (Press Release) – A Gettysburg man has been identified as the driver of an RV that was struck by a tornado on Sunday evening near Miller. According to obituary information from a funeral home, Paul Dean Nelson, 73, of Gettysburg was killed when the RV he was driving was struck by a tornado… Read more »

JEFFERSON, S.D. (Press Release) – A Brunsville, Iowa woman has been identified as the person who died Saturday in a two-vehicle crash south of Jefferson. A 2008 Ford Econoline E350 Ambulance was southbound on Interstate 29 when the driver lost control. The vehicle crossed both lanes, went into the median and then entered the northbound… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Online retailing and tech giant Amazon has committed to building a facility in Sioux Falls that would add 1,000 jobs and $200 million worth of private investment to an industrial park in the northwestern corner of the city. According to documents obtained Monday by the Argus Leader newspaper, Seattle-based Amazon… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Hartford man accused of driving drunk and killing a woman walking her dog has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Micah Ryan Giebler earlier pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and driving under the influence. The 31-year-old Giebler was sentenced Monday afternoon in Second Circuit Court. Giebler was intoxicated… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Leadership Aberdeen is preparing to launch a contest to help the Aberdeen Area Humane Society. The Hub City Hound photo contest will run from Sept. 10 to Oct. 10. Proceeds from the event will go to help the Humane Society in its campaign for a new building. Leadership member Andrew Bergan… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The August Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, advanced above growth neutral, and to its highest level in two years. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, says the overall index showed a… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As COVID-19 infection numbers surge in South Dakota, the reporting process has seen some glitches in the past couple of weeks. Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they do watch the reporting and process. Malsam-Rysdon says the posted numbers didn’t impact their tracking and tracing. Malsam-Rysdon says they do get resistance… Read more »