PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Gov. Kristi Noem has ordered a 1 p.m. local time Monday opening for state government executive branch offices in counties impacted by this past weekend’s winter storm. Those counties with state offices opening at 1 p.m. are: Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Charles Mix, Clark, Codington,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Pierre firefighters got an early wake-up call Saturday morning as they responded to a house fire. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says firefighters were dispatched around 2:45 a.m. to the 400 block of Dakota Avenue. Firefighters were able to save the nearby residence. Paul says the cause remains under investigation. The… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Brown County Emergency Management will be offering the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Course starting in January. Scott Meints, Brown County Emergency Director, talked about the benefits of the course. He said the course provides a variety of training. Meints said the course will feature 18 hours of training over a… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – The final Dakota Cash drawing of the decade will be a memorable one for one lucky South Dakota lottery player. The $453,995 Dakota Cash jackpot was won in Saturday’s drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Carlson’s Northside Service, located at 320 Dakota North in Huron. The winning numbers were… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Brown County Courthouse and other non-essential county offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Blizzard like conditions are still expected thru the day on Monday and it’s in best interest for safety of the public and employees to close.

• Plowing on POSTED EMERGENCY SNOW ROUTES will begin at 6 AM, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019. • Plowing on NORTH-SOUTH STREETS in Zone 2 and plowing of all streets and avenues in Zone 3 will begin at 7 AM, ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019. • Plowing on EAST-WEST AVENUES in Zone 2 will begin… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Brown County Sheriff and Brown County Emergency Management offices have issues a NO TRAVEL advisory for all Brown County highways and townships roadways. This is until further notice. Conditions are going to continue to deteriorate and travel will be very difficult. SD DOT has also pulled the plows off state… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Due to the New Years holiday observance on Wednesday, Jan. 1, City garbage and recycling pick-up will change. Residents who normally have their garbage and recycling picked up on Wednesday are asked to have their garbage and recycling out for pick up by 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2. Both… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Officials are cautioning travelers that a winter storm making its way into South Dakota starting tonight (Friday), will likely make travel nearly impossible in many areas through the weekend and in to Monday. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), freezing rain, moderate to heavy snow and winds in excess… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (National Weather Service):   The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a hazardous Weather Outlook for west central Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. Light to moderate snow and perhaps some sleet or light freezing rain are forecast to move into the region later tonight and persist… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO.com) – It is likely that most South Dakota retailers don’t know that the age limit for buying tobacco products has already gone up from 18 to 21. Nathan Sanderson, Executive Director of the South Dakota Retailers Association says that a lot of businesses are only starting to become aware of the law… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – Christmas didn’t pause vehicle thefts in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls Police say since Friday, at least 20 vehicles have been stolen off Sioux Falls’ streets.  That’s over three a day. The Police say most of them were running with the keys in the car.  Sgt Sean Kooistra says to take… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – There is optimism around the “Phase 1” deal agreed to with China that may start to end the ongoing trade war. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says the overall agreement should be good for ag producers. Johnson says China needs to expand their food supply. Johnson says pork producers may be… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While the camping season is months away, the preparation for camping season is just days away. Reservations for campsites at Wylie Park Campground will start on Monday, Jan. 6. Mark Hoven, Director of the Aberdeen Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, said people can began making reservations at 7 a.m. He said… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – As the city of Sturgis wraps up 2019, City Manager Daniel Ainslie says they are closing the books on what has been a really good year. He says construction valuations continue to rise. As for sales tax: However, flooding in 2019 hit Sturgis hard, and Ainslie says repairing damaged infrastructure will… Read more »