PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota’s economy did not suffer as much as many other states during the pandemic induced recession. Jeff Mehlhaff, senior fiscal analyst for the Legislative Research Council says the state got millions of federal dollars over the past few months. Mehlhaff says ag producers also got federal payments. Mehlhaff says not… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – Brookings School officials are trying to figure out what the start of school will look like in August. Superintendent Klint Willert says they still don’t know. He says CDC guidelines are extremely limiting and that’s something they’ve discussed with legal counsel. He says they’re also awaiting guidelines from the State Department… Read more »

Fireworks above Mount Rushmore National Memorial on July 3, 2008. Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Marc I. Lane SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – Health experts are concerned a crowd of 7,500 gathering without social distancing and masks at the Mount Rushmore fireworks display could cause a… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (Press Release) – A 35-year-old Vermillion, S.D. woman has been identified as the person who died in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Monday night, June 22, in Yankton. The Yankton County Sheriff’s Office was pursuing a 2006 Chrysler Sebring that had been reported stolen. The Yankton Police Department also tried to stop the… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — A former Rapid City state senator says the danger to the forest, and the danger to lives, don’t justify Friday night’s fireworks at Mount Rushmore. Stan Adelstein (ad-ul-steen) of District 32 says Governor Kristi Noem’s act of inviting Donald Trump to Mount Rushmore Friday will be meaningful, if Trump actually… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Avera eCARE® has received $803,588 in federal funding to enhance telehealth support for up to 60 hospitals, many in rural locations, as they deal with challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Avera eCARE is the first site in South Dakota to receive these funds. Funds awarded by the Federal Communications… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – New provisions in the state’s Move Over law take effect July 1. Senate Bill 164 was passed by the 2020 state Legislature. The new provisions include: *** The minimum fine for a violation for the move over law increases from $122.50 to $270; *** If a driver fails to move… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, July 1 between the hours of 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. with a backup date Thursday, July 2 between 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. depending on the weather. The adulticiding equipment is noisy and travels at… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls police are holding a suspect after three people were shot and wounded at a home. The shooing happened around 2:30 p.m. Monday at a home in the central part of Sioux Falls. Police found two women and a man were shot. Their ages are not known. A police… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – More than 200 South Dakota cities, counties and tribes will share in $500,000 in grants intended to control mosquitoes and prevent West Nile virus (WNV), the Department of Health announced today.   “South Dakota has a disproportionately high number of WNV cases when compared to other states. Local mosquito control… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The coronavirus pandemic has impacted all facets of life and that includes blood donations. Abbie Arneson, Senior Donor Recruiter with Vitalant, said that COVID-19 has played a role in both donations and the need for blood with the delay in elective surgeries. She said that a really positive thing is that… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Today marks the end of the month and another deadline for license plate decal renewals. Patty VanMeter, Brown County Treasurer, talked about the letters that are involved. She said that the extension only applies to March and May, and that the deadline for June is today. In addition to stopping at… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University is helping students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic any way it can – including finding ways to provide financial assistance. One method of financial help was provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. Northern received $329,889 in CARES Act funding to be awarded to… Read more »