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SELBY, S.D. (Press Release) – A 15-year-old female died Sunday afternoon in an ATV crash southeast of Selby. The name of the deceased has not yet been released pending notification of family members. She was the only person involved. A 2017 Polaris Ranger XP 900 EPS ATV was northbound on 308th Avenue, which is a… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook) – At approximately 3:16 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, Aberdeen Police responded to the 2700 block of 3rd Avenue SE for an unknown problem (the call to dispatch did not communicate any detail). When the officer attempted to make contact at the residence, she was greeted by a male subject armed… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (APD Facebook) – At approximately 12:34 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, Aberdeen Police responded to the 1000 block of N. 2nd Street for the report of a man being threatened with a knife. Safarinu Philip Okuwe, age 32 of Aberdeen, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault / domestic. No injuries occurred as… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – A private clinic in Aberdeen has started offering COVID-19 testing without a prior doctor’s referral or symptoms of the virus. “It’s a case-by-case situation,” said Conklin Clinics owner Ginger Conklin. The clinic is offering a nasal swab test to determine active COVID-19 cases and an antibody test to determine if a… Read more »
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — A Sturgis man convicted of possession of child pornography has been sentenced to three years in federal prison. The Rapid City Journal reports 28-year-old Sean Gertsch’s conviction stemmed from an undercover sting operation targeting people using the internet to meet minors for sex at the 2019 Sturgis motorcycle rally. The operation… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Watertown has announced that out of an abundance of caution it will cancel the 2020 Independence Day celebration scheduled for Friday, July 3, 2020. All activities surrounding the event including entertainment and food vendors at the Redlin Art Center have also been canceled. “It is with great… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Medical experts say the best way to control the spread of the coronavirus is by expanded testing and tracing contacts of those found positive. South Dakota Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they have a big team dedicated to tracing those positive contacts. Malsam-Rysdon says the team tries to follow… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Congress has set aside about $16 billion dollars for livestock producers to offset prices that crashed due to the coronavirus pandemic and packing plant closures. South Dakota Senator John Thune says Congress may have to come back to that fund. Thune says conservation compliance will be part of any compensation program.… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – Over the past few years, downtown Vermillion has developed with a number of restaurants, bars and small retail shops. The ongoing pandemic is a threat to all of that. Nate Welch, Executive Director of the Vermillion Chamber and Development Corporation, there is one priority now. Welch says they want to rely… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Scammers continue to be an issue during the battle against COVID-19. Jessie Schmidt, State Director of the Better Business Bureau in South Dakota, said one state resident recently lost money to a mask scheme. Price gouging is also a problem. Schmidt said that other scams include people claiming to have… Read more »
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – Planners will use the next two months going through a list of protocols in determining whether or not the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a go for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sturgis City Council released a set of protocols last week that will be used when making… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The presence of COVID-19 in South Dakota has forced governmental entities to improvise in an attempt to remain operational as well as accessible to the public. The South Dakota Supreme Court is no exception. The Court held five oral arguments this week using the Zoom video conferencing platform. In all… Read more »
STURGIS, S.D. (WNAX) – Blair Brothers Angus Ranch of Sturgis has been named the 2020 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award winners. The Blairs run a cow calf, stocker and feedlot business that spans 40,000 acres of rangeland. Ed Blair says they started working with an NRCS Conservationist in the 1980s and implemented rotational grazing. He… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The interim Senate Investigation committee of the South Dakota legislature is meeting today to hear about the behavior and possible penalties for two Senators on the last day of the 2020 session. Senator Phil Jensen of Rapid City filed a complaint that Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer of Dell Rapids and… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (aberdeennews.com) – Aberdeen has yet to see the effect to sales tax revenue lost as a result of COVID-19 measures that have been taken, but city officials aren’t waiting for it to hit before taking cost-savings measures. Information from the state is already showing a 48.2% decrease in the weekly average of video… Read more »
