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YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Banks and businesses have been dealing with the details of the “Paycheck Protection Program” since Congress authorized it in March as part of the economic bailout. Rob Stephenson, President and C.E.O. of First Dakota National Bank in Yankton, says helping businesses convert the loans to a forgivable loan is the next… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – With the early end of the school year and ongoing pandemic, it has been challenging for school districts to hire teachers. Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they have had to adapt and change there, too. Kindle says they had a good number of applicants for their open positions. Kindle says… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Friday, June 5 is National Donut Day and Safe Harbor will once again be benefiting from sales in Aberdeen. Gina Karst, Executive Director at Safe Harbor, said that the pandemic has played a role in the location of the sales. The virus has also put a bit of a different twist… Read more »
ONIDA, S.D. (DRG News) – Avera has named a woman from Onida as its Community Giving Officer for the Avera Foundation. Kellie Yackley (M.S., CFRE) will provide leadership for the foundation’s Community Giving Department across the Avera system while continuing to serve as the foundation liaison for Avera St. Mary’s in Pierre. She will begin… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for culvert repair and road work: South Dakota Street from Melgaard Road to 135th Street SE The road will remain closed until work is completed. Work will be completed as quickly as… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Dusty Johnson all but wrapped up another two year term in Congress with a Primary election day win Tuesday. Johnson was an easy winner over Liz Marty May, picking up 76-percent of the statewide vote. This campaign was different from the ones he’s been involved with in the past. Johnson will… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KXLG) – The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation has is currently investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Day County on Tuesday. Tim Bormann is the Chief of Staff at the South Dakota Attorney General’s office in Pierre. Bormann confirmed it was a Day County Deputy that was involved. Bormann says… Read more »
ROSEBUD, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — Authorities say two homicides that happened this week on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation are “totally separate” cases and are unrelated. FBI spokesman Kevin Smith says 48-year-old Lloyd Walking Eagle was fatally shot near the All Stop gas station in Rosebud last Sunday afternoon. Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Bordeaux was found beaten… 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) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 10:30 this morning. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations. The link to the press conference is: Facebook.com/govnoem OR SD.Net
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University will begin fall semester on Aug. 19 and conclude classroom instruction by Thanksgiving, as directed by the South Dakota Board of Regents. Last month, the board announced its commitment to on-campus operations this fall. Today, the regents said all campuses will begin instruction on Wednesday, Aug. 19,… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – At one point, state health officials predicted up to 130,000 people in the state could be infected with the coronavirus by early July. The current numbers don’t support that trend. South Dakota Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says the critical issue has been medical facilities. Malsam-Rysdon says new research gives them… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Current South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Steven Jensen has been selected to serve as the next Chief Justice. He will follow long time Chief Justice David Gilbertson, who is retiring. Gilbertson will serve until January. Jensen says they wanted a longer transition time. Jensen says he has watched and learned from… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The Minnehaha County Coroner reports a woman held at the county jail died last month from a meth overdose. Warden Mike Mattson says that Jordin Eichmann removed a substance concealed in her body and ingested it shortly after 2:15 a.m. on May 13. Eichmann, 31, was found unresponsive in her… Read more »
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Temperatures in the 90s this week in the Northern Plains could cause heat stress in hogs. SDSU Extension Swine Specialist Dr. Bob (taller) Thaler says the rapid change in temperature and the backlog of pork processing will create some challenges. He says pork producers need to make sure their sprinkling systems… Read more »
