VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – The coronavirus pandemic is challenging health care professionals and how medicine is taught. Dr. Tim Ridgway is the incoming Dean of the USD Sanford School of Medicine. Ridgway says the pandemic is also illustrating how unequal health care is across the country. Ridgway says medical teachers have to respond to the… Read more »

LEAD, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another person was injured in a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon west of Lead. Names of the two people are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2004 Harley Davidson FLSTCI was eastbound on U.S. Highway 14 when the driver failed to negotiate a… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Two people from Aberdeen have pleaded guilty to felony kidnapping with the charges related to an April incident. Ryan Rencountre, 21, was sentenced to 15 years in prison with five years suspended and given credit for 38 days served. He was fined $107. Cassandra Reef, 26, was sentenced to… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The Democratic National Committee announced that the party’s National Convention, originally planned for Milwaukee on Aug. 17–20, would be held online due to the coronavirus. Rick Weiland of Sioux Falls, an at large delegate for Joe Biden, says he thinks the convention can work that way. Weiland says he hasn’t… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) — Mayor Steve Allender has appointed Don Hedrick as interim police chief of the Rapid City Police Department. Assistant Chief Hedrick has been with the Rapid City Police Department since 2002, and has served in nearly every division in his years on the force. Police department spokesman Brendyn Medina says he’s a good… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. House approved a Democratic backed police reform bill which stands little chance of being debated in the Senate. A Senate reform bill, introduced by Senator Tim Scott, was blocked by Democrats. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the Senate bill was expansive. Rounds says the Senate bill was focused… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Repair work is underway on an Interstate 90 bridge that was damaged last week. State D.O.T. Chief Bridge Engineer Steve Johnson gave a report to the Transportation Commission. Johnson says the bridge over the interstate is still usable. Johnson says an investigation is underway. Johnson told the commission that they get… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Starting July 1, drivers in South Dakota will no longer be able to use mobile electronic devices, including cell phones, for texting or other purposes while they drive. House Bill 1169, which was passed during the 2020 legislative session, prohibits drivers from using a phone for social media uses. The… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – There are many local activities that are still available this summer despite the coronavirus pandemic. One of those is disc golf. The sport remains popular with players of all ages. Ezra Aderhold of Aberdeen has taken his skills to the next level and plays the game professionally. Aderhold learned the game… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – With many attractions and events shut down this summer, people are finding different ways to spend time outdoors and a lot of them are turning to bikes. The trend to get outdoors and bike around the area has been noticed. Erik Dean, Owner of Dakota Outdoors, said he has definitely seen… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – In good times or bad, scammers are always looking for their next victim. Jessie Schmidt, Director of Better Business Bureau South Dakota, said one of the scams that people need to look out for features vehicles. Schmidt said that individuals also need to be aware of travel scams during the coronavirus… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Many events have been postponed, canceled or altered this summer due the coronavirus pandemic. One of those events has been around for nearly four decades in one form or another. David Eckert, Cultural Arts Supervisor, talked about the Storybook Land Festival that will not take place this summer. He said that… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The leader of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety was in Washington, D.C., last week and witnessed Pres. Trump’s signing of an executive order to improve policing in the United States. Secretary Craig Price is a commissioner on the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The debate continues over the use of face masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Yankton Doctor Mike Pietila says masks can be very effective. Pietila, the head of the Intensive Care Unit at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, says they continue to get new information. Pietila says people have to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved South Dakota’s request to be able to provide online purchasing of food to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program households– but the start date has yet to be determined. State Department of Social Services Secretary Laurie Gill says SNAP benefits give a much-needed boost to… Read more »