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PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety will resume its monthly statewide sobriety checkpoints starting in July. The checkpoints were halted in early March due to COVID-19. The checkpoints are done each month in different counties as a way to discourage drivers from drinking and then driving. There are… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – South Dakota had two more COVID-19 related deaths in the numbers announced by the Department of Health today. The deaths bring the state’s total to 93. South Dakota also reported 62 new confirmed cases to go along with 61 recoveries. South Dakota currently has 800 active cases. There are 65 current… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (rapidcity.fm) — While the U.S. Senate debates the next Defense Authorization Bill this week, Senator John Thune took potshots at Democrats at the Republican press conference, over their blocking the Republicans Police Reform legislation from floor debate. Thune says that even the national news media called out the Democrats for stopping action on… Read more »
MITCHELL, S.D. (Press Release) — Mitchell Technical College has taken on a new name and a new brand effective July 1. After the passage of House Bill 1083 during the 2020 South Dakota legislative session, each of South Dakota’s four technical institutes officially became colleges. The new name will better align the four schools with… Read more »
Centennial Village, a popular stop for many fairgoers, will host Brown County Summer Fest in August. The event is being organized in lieu of the county fair, which is not happening because of the COVID-19 pandemic. American News file photo by John Davis ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Residents who are disappointed there… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has canceled the scheduled city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, July 1 and has scheduled a city-wide aerial application for mosquitoes for Thursday, July 2 between the hours of 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. Mosquito Control surveillance program has noticed a high number of mosquitoes… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Harold Frazier, is calling for the removal of the faces from Mount Rushmore. Frazier says the Lakota look upon the presidents and see the faces of the men who “lied to, cheated, and murdered innocent people.” Frazier has penned a public letter… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Aberdeen American News) – The body of a Fargo, N.D., rapper and hip-hop performer was found in Roberts County days after women accused him on social media of sexual misconduct, according to the Fargo Forum. Roberts County Sheriff Barry Hillestad told the Forum foul play is unlikely, but officials did not release other details about… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Community Theatre has not been able to raise the curtain on its shows this summer, but ACT is doing what it can during the coronavirus pandemic. A popular program this summer has been the Popcorn Pull Up, which takes place on Friday nights in front of the Capitol Cinema.… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The little college on the hill on the westside of Yankton is now known as Mount Marty University. President Marc Long says it has taken a while to get here officially. Long says they have met the definition of a university for some time. Long says they benefit from several traditions.… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police say a man entered the wrong house and fatally shot a resident while searching for his intended target. Police say the 45-year-old suspect shot and killed 40-year-old Tracy Saboe on Monday while thinking the home belonged to another man. The suspect then went to the correct address… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The June Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, advanced above growth neutral. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, directs the monthly survey. Goss says hiring trends are still lagging in the region.… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KCCR) – President Donald Trump is only days away from helping celebrate America’s 244th birthday. One of those joining Trump at the presidential stone carvings near Keystone will be South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds. Rounds is making his second trip to the monument with a sitting President. Mount Rushmore has been the target… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Watertown’s Redlin Art Center opened up in June after being closed for 2 ½ months due to COVID-19. Julie Ranum is the center’s executive director. There’s no admission fee to tour the art center, but Ranum says they’ve still taken a financial hit. They’ve slowly re-opened in phases—by design. She says… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Starting today drivers in South Dakota won’t be able to use mobile electronic devices, including cell phones, for texting or other non-calling purposes while they drive. Highway Patrol Major Jason Husby says the new law expands on what is prohibited. Husby says there are some smart device uses that are still… Read more »
