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ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – To accommodate an influx in COVID-19 testing, Avera St. Luke’s has expanded its provider availability and COVID-19 testing hours. Anyone experiencing symptoms that needs to be tested, should call Avera’s local COVID-19 hotline at 605-622-8690. Avera staff will assist callers with a basic screening and provide further instructions, including what… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Julie M. Johnson, Mina, has been named the new South Dakota SCORE District Director. Johnson, a licensed S.D. attorney, registered lobbyist at the S.D. Legislature, and small business advocate has a deep understanding of the SD’s small business, economic, and community development issues. Throughout her career – including being… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department, along with Aberdeen Fire & Rescue and the Aberdeen Police Department, are hosting a Central Park Spray Party. This free event will be held at Central Park in downtown Aberdeen from 3–4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Aberdeen Fire & Rescue will have… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of active COVID-19 infections dropped by 37 according to totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 44 new confirmed cases to go along with 83 new recoveries, lowering the amount of active cases to 866. (There were 808 one week ago). There… 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.
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A new program will offer training from the state’s technical colleges to people who have lost jobs due to the pandemic. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says the program, called “UpSkill,” will help people develop new skills. Noem says all four technical colleges will offer the training at little to no… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The three-way debate between the White House, the Senate and the U.S. House over the next economic stimulus bill continues. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says Republicans are holding out for a strong liability waiver. Rounds says they also want more money going toward COVID-19 vaccine development. Rounds says those that… Read more »
CASTLEWOOD, S.D. (KWAT) — A pilot escaped injury after making an emergency landing in Hamlin County Wednesday afternoon. Watertown dispatch got a call just before 3 p.m. that an emergency landing was being attempted south of Watertown, near Thomas. Several agencies including the Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office, Hamlin County Emergency Management, South Dakota Highway Patrol,… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School Board has voted to mandate wearing face masks by all students and staff when school starts next month. The board, during a special meeting Tuesday night, debated several proposals before settling on covering everyone in school buildings. There will be an exception when staff and students can be… Read more »
DELL RAPIDS, S.D. (WNAX) – Former legislator Dan Ahlers of Dell Rapids is the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in South Dakota this year. He will face incumbent Republican Senator Mike Rounds in November. Ahlers says the lack of action in Congress pulled him into the race. Ahlers says he was able to find… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic is creating a need for food across the state. Feeding South Dakota spokesperson Jennifer Stensaas says they are scrambling to keep up. Stensaas says they have never seen this high a demand. Stensaas says they have had help from some USDA programs.… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, future home of The Monument has released their facility reopening guidelines. They updated everything from staffing policies, sanitation, social distancing recommendations to ticket purchasing, and facility entry/exits among other items. In a press release Executive Director Craig Baltzer says they are committed to maintaining a… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) — Governor Kristi Noem explained her opposition to mandating face masks in school to a national audience on the Fox News Channel. Noem told Fox & Friends that kids trying to keep a mask on during a long school day may actually make the situation worse. Noem says that all the parents… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By American News Staff Reports) – The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed that several Northern State University students have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a release from the school. At least one person who has tested positive attended youth girls athletic camps on campus. They were: Volleyball camp on July… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook) – Today Aberdeen Police Department investigated two garage burglaries (1600 block of South McCoy Street and 800 block of 11th Avenue SE). Investigation led to the arrest of Bailey Hunter Lipp, age 25 of Aberdeen. He was charged with two counts of third degree burglary, obstructing law enforcement, and bond violation.
