PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Businesses are still working through impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and federal programs designed to help them survive. Dave Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says the federal dollars were critical despite the surrounding confusion. Owen says business recovery is all over the place. Owen says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Schools across South Dakota are working on plans to return their staff and students to the classrooms next month. Governor Kristi Noem says each district has to work through their local conditions. Noem says she will work with districts to meet their needs. President Trump had threatened to withhold federal funding… Read more »

CORSICA, S.D. (Press Release) – One man died Saturday afternoon in a motorcycle crash that occurred south of Corsica. The name of the deceased is not being released pending notification of family members. He was the only person involved. A 2007 Harley Davidson FLHT Classic motorcycle was eastbound on U.S. Highway 281 when the vehicle… Read more »

UNION CENTER, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Union Center. Names of the two drivers are not yet being released pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved. A 1998 Honda Civic was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it crossed the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – This past week, Pierre City Commissioners approved the hiring of two new police officers. Commissioner Jim Mehlhaff thanked the two for joining the department during a time when how members of law enforcement across the country interact with the constituents they serve has come under the microscope. Mehlhaff also thanked… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Wylie Park is always a popular destination in the summer, but with the Aberdeen Aquatic Center closed due to the coronavirus, traffic has definitely picked up at the lake at Wylie Park. Dawn Thorstenson, Concessions Manager at Storybook Land, said she has noticed much more activity around the water this summer.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota’s top law enforcement agency is bringing new awareness to missing persons in the state. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says there’s a Missing Persons category on their website. Ravnsborg says he’s also reached out to the Native American Tribes in the state. Bonnie Feller-Hagen is the state’s Missing Persons… Read more »

HURON, S.D. (Press Release) – The deadline for nominations for the 2020 Spirit of Dakota Award is August 1. The honoree will be announced Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, at a celebration banquet at the Huron Event Center or via the media depending on the status of the pandemic. This award will be presented to an… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (By Lura Roti for South Dakota Soil Health Coalition) – The 2020 South Dakota Soil Health Coalition (SDSHC) Soil Health School will be held in Mitchell, S.D., on the Stehly Farm and at the Highland Conference Center (2000 Highland Way). Registration is now open for the School which is scheduled for Aug. 31-Sept. 2.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, July 20, water will be off in the following areas for work on a water valve:           South 3rd Street from 15th Avenue SW to 17th Avenue SW  The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the affected area… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Five Northern State University alumni and a pair of longtime NSU Wolves coaches are being inducted into the NSU Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The Hall of Fame Banquet will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at the Dakota Event Center in Aberdeen. The 2020 inductees are… Read more »

ESTELLINE, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died Thursday afternoon in a crash involving a semi-truck and an utility terrain vehicle (UTV) north of Estelline. Names of the two drivers are not yet being released pending notification of family members. They were the only people involved. Both vehicles were northbound on 465th Avenue. A loaded… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Aberdeennews.com) – A Florida man made his initial appearance in magistrate court Friday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of simple assault in connection to a June 20 incident in which Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert was punched at an Aberdeen bar. Kyle Douglas Hadala, 29, of Sarasota, Fla., is charged… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Mosquito Control division of the City of Aberdeen will be conducting an aerial application for Mosquitoes on Sunday July 19 between the hours of 7 p.m. and Midnight. Mosquito Control surveillance program has identified West Nile Virus in Aberdeen as well as a high number of the Culex species… Read more »