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VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – COVID-19 infections are on the rise on university campuses across the state. University of South Dakota President Sheila Gestring says they are now sharing as much infection information as they can. That dashboard now shows four employees and 94 students with active infections. There are also 406 students in quarantine… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The demand for absentee ballots will continue to rise as the general election approaches. South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett updated the legislatures Government Operations and Audit Committee. Barnett says voters can still ask for an absentee ballot to be sent to them. Barnett says keeping everyone safe during the… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Members of Congress are not due back in Washington until after Labor Day, so debate of the next economic stimulus bill is on hold. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says talks are continuing. Rounds says they have focused on a number of needs. Rounds says Democrats have not been serious about… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced the South Dakota Departments of Agriculture and Environment & Natural Resources will merge to form the streamlined South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Hunter Roberts, the current Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, will be tapped to oversee the new department. Beginning September… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Monday marks the end of another month and another deadline for license plate decal renewals. Patty VanMeter, Brown County Treasurer, said people can stop down to the courthouse, mail in their in their funds, renew online or stop by the kiosk at Kessler’s. Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31. VanMeter… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (By Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – South Dakota’s COVID-19 cases saw a record increase of 343 on Thursday. On top of that, the state added 280 previously unreported cases to its total. The South Dakota Department of Health said a “reporting aberration” caused an under-report in new cases Tuesday and Wednesday.… 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. (Press Release) – Northern State University has decided to cancel the 105th annual NSU Gypsy Day Parade, as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 virus. The decision was made after careful consideration, involving discussions with state and local health care officials. In addition, Northern reached out to select parade participants, and also factored… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Avera St. Luke’s is the first hospital in Aberdeen and Northeastern South Dakota to offer Mako SmartRobotics™. This advancement in joint replacement surgery transforms the way total knee replacements are performed. With the new service, Avera welcomes Dr. Seth Christensen. Total knee replacements in the United States are expected to… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Police have identified the two victims found fatally shot in a park in western South Dakota earlier this week. Authorities say 26-year-old Charles Red Willow, a local man, and 29-year-old Ashley Nagy, of Greeley, Colorado, were found dead from multiple gunshots in Thomson Park in Rapid City Monday night. Investigators… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Sizzlin Summer Nights event is set for this weekend in Aberdeen. The final downtown concert of the season is also part of the festivities. Shelley Westra-Heier, Executive Director of the Aberdeen Downtown Association, talked about the details. The car and bike show takes place on Saturday. Westra-Heier said around… Read more »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was one of the speakers featured during the Republican National Convention Wednesday night. She focused some of her speech on the limits of the constitution. She also attacked Democrats for unrest in a number of cities. Noem also pointed to the broad appeal of the Republican… Read more »
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The process of finding potential unmarked graves at Fort Pierre’s Cedar Hills Cemetery is getting some help this week from state geologists and a drone from Wyoming. Dustin Lloyd is the burial coordinator at the South Dakota Archaeological Research Center in Rapid City. He says records on who is… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – While varying from day to day, the longer-term trend for coronavirus infections in South Dakota is rising. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says they have been tracking that. Clayton says it’s most evident in one location and a certain age group. Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says few of the positive… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. House passed a $25 billion bill over the weekend aimed at shoring up the U.S. Postal Service. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson voted against the bill. Johnson says the Postal Service hasn’t said they need that much money. Johnson says he does want the Postal Service to be able… Read more »
