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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 »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of active COVID-19 infections dropped by nine in numbers released by the Department of Health today. South Dakota has 76 new confirmed cases to go along with 85 new recoveries, lowering the active cases to 820 (there were 864 one week ago). The number of deaths remained the… 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 »
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – With the closure of the Boulder Canyon Event Center, the city of Sturgis has its eye on a Main Street building for sale that could serve as a new downtown events center. After two hours of discussion Monday night, the council, on a 6-3 vote, approved beginning the purchase agreement to… Read more »
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) — With the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally just a few short weeks away, notices have gone out offering vouchers for free COVID-19 testing following this year’s event. Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie says the notices have gone out electronically to businesses that are in the qualifying categories as well as Meade County and… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Police officials say that a Rapid City man was arrested and charged with Attempted First Degree Murder, after an early-morning shooting on Monday. 29-year-old Arlen Hatten was located and arrested shortly after he allegedly shot two people at a residence at Brookdale Estates on East Highway 44. Police were called… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Watertown’s police force will be expanding by three additional officers next year thanks to a $375,000 federal COPS (Community Oriented Policing Services) grant. Police Chief Lee McPeek told the city council Monday night that their grant application was approved June 25. He says three additional officers will get the department adequately… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – From determining a person needs to get tested to how quickly labs can process tests to how soon contact tracing begins, when it comes to COVID-19 timing is everything. South Dakota Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon says how quickly results come back depends on which lab is doing the testing.… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another person was injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Sioux Falls. Names of the two drivers are not yet being released pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved. A 2020 Ford F150 pickup was eastbound on 85th Street and… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Even as construction continues for the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System, they are setting records for usage. Executive Director Troy Larson says they hit a new high last month. Larson says they may have to restrict water use for the next year. Larson says they had to reduce the amount… Read more »
