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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – As part of the economic rescue bill, Congress sent billions of dollars to state governments for COVID-19 related costs. Some states, including South Dakota, have complained about the rules on spending that money. Senator Mike Rounds says that authority is still an issue in the Senate. Rounds says they don’t want… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – South Dakota welcomed 14.5 million visitors last year (2019)– a number the 2020 tourism season isn’t likely to get close to. State Department of Tourism deputy secretary Wanda Goodman says this week’s National Travel and Tourism Week (May 3-9) theme recognizes the industry’s strength and resiliency. She says travel restrictions… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Traffic is starting to pick up at the Aberdeen Mall now that some businesses have reopened. Mall Manager Karla Spear said that some businesses are still closed, but many are now open. The combination of stores reopening and nicer weather have contributed to more shoppers at the mall. Spear said that… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While there will be some modifications along the way, the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is preparing for summer activities. The first step is the opening of Storybook Land today. Mark Hoven, Director of Parks and Rec, talked about opening the facility. He said the goal is to get the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As the pandemic spread across the country, scams tagged along. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says they started getting reports almost as soon as the financial rescue package was passed by Congress. Ravnsborg says people should just slow down and be skeptical about the so called “good deals” that come… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – State of South Dakota employees will return to their offices in phases after Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order late last week (May 1) as part of her “Back to Normal” plan. Noem says cabinet secretaries and bureau commissioners are evaluating how and when their employees come back to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The 2020 Primary election is roughly a month away on June 2. Absentee balloting is being encouraged in the primary by the South Dakota Secretary of State’s office and county auditors across the state. Absentee ballot applications were mailed out to every registered voter in the state and Hughes County Auditor… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – State Epidemiologist Josh Clayton said 17 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Brown County Thursday, which pushes the local total to 93 with 34 recoveries. Of the total, 58 are employees at DemKota Ranch Beef, according to an email from the South Dakota Department of Health. That’s an… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at approximately 1:15 this afternoon. 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. (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 across all Hub City Radio stations.
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – The Meade 46-1 School Board decided last night to keep graduation for Sturgis Brown High School on May 17 at 2 p.m. and to stick with an administration plan for a ‘drive-thru’ type ceremony. Some parents and students had proposed an alternative plan to hold a ceremony at Woodle Field, but… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A unique commencement ceremony for the Lake Area Tech graduating class will bring an end to the academic year this week. Students, their families and friends will not gather in the Watertown Civic Arena for the traditional send off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, there will be a virtual graduation… Read more »
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (WNAX) – The Mayor of North Sioux City (SD) has resigned after a dispute with the City Council over opening the city’s bars, restaurants and casinos. Randy Fredericksen says he submitted his resignation Tuesday after the North Sioux City Council voted Monday night to allow those facilities to re-open at 50%… Read more »
PINE RIDGE, S.D. (Rapid City Journal) — The president of the Oglala Sioux is accused of driving drunk on the tribe’s reservation, the only one in South Dakota that bans alcohol. A criminal complaint charges 34-year-old Julian Bear Runner with driving while intoxicated and also with threatening a man in Manderson last weekend. The Rapid… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Another semi has fallen victim to the 11-foot-3-inch height restriction of a train bridge along a major route of travel in Pierre. 48-year-old Dewayne Brantley of Houston, Texas, told a responding Pierre Police officer he ignored height limit warning signs and followed directions from his GPS. The semi was southbound… Read more »
