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July 13, 2020

Enplanements on upswing at Pierre Regional Airport

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Enplanements at Pierre Regional Airport are slowly on the upswing after bottoming out in April. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says boardings are moving in the right direction. Enplanements for January were 1,307 and February was at 1,345. The dropped to 668 in March before hitting the… Read more »

July 13, 2020

Noem visits with President, Interior Secretary on Air Force One

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Following the fireworks at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem flew with President Trump on Air Force One back to Washington, arriving about four Saturday morning. She says it was a chance to talk to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. Noem says she also had time with the President. Noem says… Read more »

July 12, 2020

Aberdeen sales tax receipts continue to climb amid pandemic

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – City officials remain cautiously optimistic with another bump in sales tax receipts, but Aberdeen’s promotion fund is falling behind. The state’s June sales tax reports have been published, which reflect May sales tax collection and payments. With the city, state and nation dealing with disruptions in the economy… Read more »

July 10, 2020

State reports six new deaths

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – South Dakota experienced its highest single day COVID-19 related death total since the pandemic began with six new deaths reported today. That brings the state’s death total to 107. Three of today’s deaths included Pennington County residents, while two were from Hughes County and one was from Minnehaha County. Pennington now… Read more »

July 10, 2020

State to send testing machines to help during rally

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota health officials say they will send 20 COVID-19 testing machines capable of producing tests in minutes to help carry out the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 80th edition of the annual rally is expected to attract thousands of people to western South Dakota next month.… Read more »

July 10, 2020

State making sure tribes have supplies

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota continues to operate checkpoints at the reservation borders to stop non-tribal members from driving through in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Part of the reservation covers Dewey County, where there’s been over 20 new cases of COVID-19 reported in… Read more »

July 10, 2020

Pierre Police investigating Thursday night shooting

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Pierre police are investigating a shooting Thursday night that sent one man to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says Central South Dakota Communications received a call just before 9 p.m. on July 9 from the 400 block of West Prospect Avenue that a shooting had… Read more »

July 10, 2020

Aberdeen Area Senior Center reopens

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Senior Center reopened this past week. While traffic has been a bit light, Director Jackie Witlock said it’s been great being able to reconnect. She said that it is definitely a new normal at the center right now. Witlock said that some events will not take place this… Read more »

July 10, 2020

Clayton says people need to continue to take precautions

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The numbers of daily positive cases of coronavirus in South Dakota have increased this week. State Epidemiologist Dr. Josh Clayton says those are not necessarily connected to any July 4th gatherings. Clayton says they are watching the spike in cases in many southern and western states. Clayton says people need to… Read more »

July 10, 2020

YAPAtorium hosting PS4 gaming challenge

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – On Saturday, July 11, the YAPAtorium will be hosting a PS4 gaming challenge at 2 p.m. The three games democratically selected were Fortnite, Star Wars Battlefront, & Street Fighter. We will hold a separate tournament for each game and each tournament winner will receive a prize. It’s free to enter… Read more »

July 10, 2020

Body of missing man found near Missouri River

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Stanley County Sheriff’s Office says the body of Lee Weber from Pierre was found Thursday afternoon on the Fort Pierre side of the Missouri River, between the railroad and car bridges. Weber’s body was found around 4 p.m. by volunteers helping with the search. The body was placed… Read more »

July 10, 2020

Blackburn named Dean of Students at NSU

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University has named Sean Blackburn its new Dean of Students. Blackburn comes to Northern with 18 years of experience in the field of Student Affairs, most recently at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. There, he served as Vice President for Student Affairs, previously holding the position of… Read more »

July 10, 2020

Day County Sheriff’s Deputy cleared in shooting

WEBSTER, S.D. (KXLG) – The South Dakota Attorney General has cleared a Day County Sheriff’s Deputy in the shooting of a Webster man on June 2nd, 2020. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and the Division of Criminal Investigation on Thursday, released the summary into the shooting of 46-year-old, Michael Andreas Beckham. The shooting occurred around 4… Read more »

July 10, 2020
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July expected to be hot and dry, may set records

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WNAX) – If forecast trends hold, the rest of July could be hot and dry across much of the northern plains. Doug Kluck, Central Region Climate Services Director for the National Weather Service in Kansas City, says it’s the hottest time of the year anyway. Kluck says the humidity will help push… Read more »

July 10, 2020

DOT hopes federal funding will continue at current levels

MITCHELL, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation is holding their annual STIP, or state transportation improvement programs meetings around the state. Although this year they are being held online. During the Mitchell area meeting Wednesday night, D.O.T. Engineering Director Mike Behm said they hope federal funding will continue at current levels. Behm… Read more »