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PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Dakota Rural Action members are raising questions about Governor Kristi Noem’s decision to merge the state Agriculture Department with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. DRA Chair and Winner area rancher John Harter says they question if the merged body will have the proper experts in place to handle all… Read more »
MARION, S.D. (WNAX) – Electric utilities are expanding the use of smart grid technology which consumers can use to better control their use of electricity. Brad Schardin, Manager of Southeastern Electric based in Marion, says they can see the changes in service. Schardin says their customers can monitor their usage day to day. Schardin says… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety has released the September sobriety checkpoint list which calls for 19 checkpoints to be done in 15 counties statewide. Checkpoints are done each month in different counties as a way to discourage drivers from drinking and then driving. The checkpoints are funded by… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department will be distributing the 2020 Fall/Winter Brochure to Aberdeen residents on Saturday, Sept. 5, in the Aberdeen American News. Brochures are also available at the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Office, 225 Third Avenue Southeast. The Brochure is filled with activities for people… Read more »
HURLEY, S.D. (Press Release) – A Freeman, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash north of Hurley. A 2011 Chrysler Town and Country was westbound on 280th Avenue and failed to stop at the stop sign located at the intersection of South Dakota Highway 19 and… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The number of active COVID-19 cases went up 25, and there were two new deaths reported by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths moved the overall number of COVID-related deaths to 169. The state had 254 new confirmed cases and 127 new recoveries, pushing the amount of active… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota last month has died from COVID-19. Doug Schultz, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health, says the man who died was in his 60s and had underlying health problems. The death is the first reported from the… Read more »
HURON, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota State Fair gets underway Thursday in Huron with Value Added Ag Day. It’s the 21st year the observation has kicked off the fair. South Dakota Value Added Ag Center Executive Director Cheri Rath says one change to the event will be instead of having everyone located in one… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say a Sioux Falls man bit two officers who were trying to arrest him for assaulting his girlfriend. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the 30-year-old man got in a fight with the woman early Tuesday while she waited for a ride from a friend. Clemens says the man started… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Free Fall Residential Cleanup is underway at the Brown County Landfill. Mike Scott, Landfill Manager, said he has already noticed an uptick in traffic since the event started last Friday. Visitors to the landfill will be treated to a display of Gilligan’s Island, complete with a boat labeled the S.S.… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has been suspended and will face an impeachment hearing after being accused of inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old boy. The Rapid City Journal reports that the tribal council voted to suspend Julian Bear Runner after receiving a complaint from the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature voted to hold special committee hearings later this month to begin planning for a possible special session this fall. Board Chairman, Senator Brock Greenfield of Clark referred to an email he had sent to board members about the hearings. Senator Troy Heinert… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is gaining attention across the country as was highlighted by her primetime speech at the Republican National Convention. Tarren Bragdon, President of the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank, says Noem got noticed for protecting her state’s people and economy during the pandemic. Bragdon… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KCCR) – The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has rated a tornado in Hand County that blew a 30,000 pound RV off State Highway 45 Sunday night an E-F-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Kelly Serr conducted a preliminary damage survey of the twister Monday. There has been criticism by… Read more »
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – For her work both in and out of the courtroom, Hughes County States Attorney Roxanne Hammond was given special recognition last week by her fellow prosecutors. Hammond was nominated for Prosecutor of the Year by Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo. Hammond says it’s flattering to be not only nominated… Read more »
