YANKTON, S.D.(KYNT)-On Wednesday, as part of the Open for Opportunity Tour, Governor Larry Rhoden spent the day in Yankton. The Lewis & Clark Behavioral Health Services hosted a grand opening ceremony for their new facility. Executive Director, Dr. Tom Stanage, says the goal of the new facility is to make community-based health services visible and… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KXLG) –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, released the following statement on the committee’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. This is the 11th NDAA that Rounds has helped author as a member of… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 10:30am Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, the Aberdeen Fire Rescue will begin flow-testing fire hydrants in the following area: 13th Ave. SW to Melgaard Rd. Between 5th St. & S. 12th St. The fire department will be opening hydrants and residents will experience some water pressure changes, and in some… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELOLAND) — Otter Tail Power has won approval for a special thermal technology rate on electricity that the company plans to sell to the ethanol plant at Big Stone City in northeastern South Dakota and to the new business partner that will produce steam for the plant. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- A 14 year old boy from Fort Pierre is dead after a shooting incident Tuesday afternoon in Pierre. Information from the Pierre Police Department says at approximately 2:45pm Tuesday, Patrol Officers were dispatched to the 2900 Block of E. Green Street in Pierre. At the scene, they found a deceased 14 year old… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The concert and activities at Kuhnert Arboretum schedule for tonight has been postponed due to the weather.  They will try to make it up on Tuesday, August 5th.

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- The Watertown School District is currently facing uncertainty regarding the allocation of federal “Title funds,” with Superintendent Dr. Jeff Danielsen informing the School Board that some of these crucial funds are being held up in Washington, D.C. During a recent board meeting, Dr. Danielsen provided further information to the board. A lack of… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- A Ukrainian family who sought refuge in Watertown from the ongoing war in their homeland is facing a critical deadline, with their humanitarian parole set to expire on August 17, 2025. This comes after their appeal for asylum was recently denied, leaving them with just 33 days to find a solution or face… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(HubCityRadio)-  Senator Mike Rounds announced Tuesday that he will now back the 9.4 billion dollar rescission package. Senator Rounds posted on social media the following: “We wanted to make sure tribal broadcast services in South Dakota continued to operate which provide potentially lifesaving emergency alerts.  We worked with the Trump administration to find Green… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man has been sentenced to life in prison without the opportunity for parole after earlier being found guilty of Second Degree Murder in the November 2023 stabbing death of 17-year-old Evie Maxey in Pierre. David Shangreaux, Jr., 25, was sentenced Tuesday in… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT)–Watertown police have arrested and charged three teenage boys after eight vehicles were burglarized and one was stolen in various parts of the city over the weekend. Items stolen from the vehicles included cash, cigarettes, alcohol and a nine-millimeter pistol. The vehicle that was stolen was a 2020 Mazda that was later found… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Dacotah Bank will be hosting their 32nd annual community picnic this Thursday in Aberdeen.  The event has been happening every year since 1993. Ag Banker for Dacotah Bank Sarah Olson provides a preview. Proceeds for this community event goes to the Salvation Army of Aberdeen. Hours are from 11am-2pm and will take place… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 8 am Wednesday, July 16th, 2025, the following intersection will be partially closed to thru traffic for traffic signal work: 3rd Ave. SE & S. Roosevelt St. Third Ave. SE, approximately ½ block east and west of S. Roosevelt St., is scheduled to be closed until 5 pm Friday,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Last Tuesday, the Brown County Commission received no bid for the padded cell at the Brown County  Jail.  On Tuesday, Brown County Sheriff Dave Lunzman informed the commission that they did get a bid from Marathon Engineering Corporation based in Lehigh Acres, F.L. near Fort Myers. Lunzman talks about the bid bond for… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Tuesday’s Brown County Commission meeting, the commissioners received an update on Dacotah Prairie Museum. Museum Director Patricia Kendall update on the possible issues with the parking lot needed for expansion of the museum. Kendall look to clarify where funding comes from for their projects. Kendall talks about meeting with the architect and… Read more »