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PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The June 2 primary in South Dakota was conducted in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says they tried to prepare as much as they could. Barnett’s office sent out absentee ballot requests to all registered voters in the state which led to a heavy early… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While the area has experienced plenty of summer-like conditions already, according to the calendar summer is just getting started. Laura Edwards, State Climatologist, said more hot weather is on the way. She said it is a bit more difficult to predict upcoming wind. Forecasters are unsure when it comes to precipitation.
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School District is planning to welcome students back to their buildings on Aug. 24. Students were sent home on March 13 as the coronavirus pandemic was spreading. Lessons from that point were online and in take home packets. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they had some random testing to see how… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – With the South Dakota State Capitol behind them under a warm cloudless blue sky 11 South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Recruits officially transitioned to Troopers last Friday. Graduation for the 62nd Class of Highway Patrol officers was postponed from earlier this year due to coronavirus concerns. Colonel Rick Miller of the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Department of Health reported three new deaths today as active cases of COVID-19 continue to drop. Two of the deaths occurred in Pennington County and the other was in Jackson County. That brings that state’s death total to 81. South Dakota had 49 new cases to go along with 57… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – A welcome home ceremony is scheduled for 69 soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at the T.F. Riggs High School gymnasium in Pierre on Wednesday, June 24 at 5 p.m. The Pierre-based unit is returning home after serving on an 11-month deployment in… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – In the past few months, the Aberdeen Area Community Foundation made grants to local organizations to support their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, the AACF made grants of $1,500 each to the Salvation Army and Aberdeen Area Boys & Girls Club to support their activities responding to the… Read more »
GETTYSURG, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another person was seriously injured late Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash west of Gettysburg. Names of the three persons involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was westbound on U.S. Highway 212 when the driver lost control… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court says a Sioux Falls hospital did not wrongfully fire a nurse after finding errors in her log of medication. Avera McKennan Hospital terminated Stephanie Henning in 2016 after a routine medication log check turned up missing opioid pills. Henning denied wrongdoing and sued Avera, claiming… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Brown County Commission voted Tuesday to postpone this year’s Brown County Fair to next year based on an unanimous recommendation from the Brown County Fair Board. The commission also decided to look into options for having some sort of event at the fairgrounds during that time frame to replace the… Read more »
WINNER, S.D. (WNAX) – One of the big winners in the June second primary was Erin Tobin of Winner. She defeated current House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte in the District 21 Senate primary by a 61-39 percent margin. Tobin says there needs to be more turnover in the legislature. Tobin says there could… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls Schools Superintendent Brian Maher says he’s excited about taking over as the new Executive Director of the South Dakota State Board of Regents. Dr. Maher said that he’s looking forward to the transition from K-12 education to higher education. Maher has been Sioux Falls Schools Chief for five… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Republican Senators are mostly dismissing claims made by former National Security Advisor John Bolton in his book about his time serving under President Trump. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says there weren’t many surprises. Rounds says most Senators are focused on legislation in front of them. Rounds says one allegation that… Read more »
The railroad crossings on North Roosevelt Street and Eighth Avenue Northeast are both now designated as quiet crossings. (American News photo by Elisa Sand) ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Folks who live and work in the neighborhood near the intersection of North Roosevelt Street and Eighth Avenue Northeast might have noticed something missing… Read more »
