PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The death of George Floyd (May 25, 2020) at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, has put the actions of law enforcement agents under a global spotlight. In response to Floyd’s death, President Donald Trump signed an executive order  last month (June 16, 2020), to improve policing in the… Read more »

CUSTER, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died Tuesday morning in a truck-motorcycle crash south of Custer. Names of the two drivers are not yet being released pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved. A 2008 Harley Davidson FLHTCU motorcycle and a 2008 Freightliner truck hauling gravel were both northbound on… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The State of South Dakota ended the fiscal year on June 30 with a $19-million surplus, despite a fall in sales taxes. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says it was a better end then she expected.   Hunhoff, a member of the budget writing Appropriations Committee, says state agencies and departments… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The Brookings School Board reviewed the draft plan for the return of students to the classroom. School Superintendent Klint Willert says it’s a phased plan based on the number of cases in the community and in the schools. To accommodate social distancing guidelines, he recommends they start school with a hybrid… Read more »

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WNAX) – The Climate Prediction Center has issued a La Nina watch, which predicts the Pacific Ocean surface will cool in the next six months. Doug Kluck, Regional Climate Service Director for the National Weather Service in Kansas City, says the development is not certain. Kluck says a La Nina can have… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – School districts across South Dakota are scrambling to get ready for students to return to the classrooms next month. Students were sent home in mid-March as the coronavirus pandemic surged. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards has been holding virtual meetings with school officials for several weeks. Pogany… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, July 23, due to chip sealing of the parking lot. However, Senior Meals and Meals on Wheels will be delivered as normal.

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The State – Tribal Relations Committee of the South Dakota legislature had tribal checkpoints on their meeting agenda today. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says he would rather talk than meet the tribes in court. The Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Sioux Tribes have put checkpoints on federal and state highways into… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA)  — Police arrested a 33-year-old Rapid City man, after an early morning crime spree which ranged from armed assault to unlawful entry to vehicle theft. They say it’s the biggest crime scene in the city’s history, ranging from North Haines to the city’s southwest corner. Police investigators say prosecutors are still… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A welcome home ceremony is scheduled for 110 soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company at the Civic Center in Aberdeen on Saturday, July 25 at 2:30 p.m. The soldiers are returning home after serving on a 10-month… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The cause of a grassland fire about six miles northwest of Fort Pierre early Monday afternoon is unknown at this time. Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief Tye Odden says local and federal firefighters responded. Vegetation on top may look lush and green, but Odden says there’s plenty… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls couple is facing criminal charges after police say they broke into an apartment armed with an ax and crowbar in a dispute over a TV. Police say the 23-year-old woman and 21-year-old man are facing charges of aggravated assault, burglary and cruelty to a minor. According to… Read more »

UNION CENTER, S.D. (Press Release) – A Piedmont, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Union Center. A 1998 Honda Civic was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it crossed the center line and into the path of a 1996 Peterbilt Tractor Trailer… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Final plans are now in place for the Brown County Summer Fest. The event takes place Aug. 7-16 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Brown County Commission Chair Rachel Kippley explained how Summer Fest came into being following the postponement of this year’s Brown County Fair. Kippley said the bulk of the… Read more »