LANTRY, S.D. (DRG News) – A cattle producer from Lantry, S.D., has been awarded the 2020 Commercial Limousin Producer of the Year by the North American Limousin Foundation. Dean Schrempp says it’s a family run cattle operation. Schrempp was chosen over Limousin producers in Iowa and Oklahoma. He was the South Dakota Limousin Association’s 2019… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – Bob Sutton, Avera President and CEO, announced on Friday that Avera accepted a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor. “We worked with a generous donor who wanted to make a significant investment to improve patient care and safety through current projects, while also benefiting individuals and families for… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – A 77-year-old male escaped serious injury after his Jeep Cherokee was struck by a train in Sturgis Thursday night. Sturgis Police Chief Geody VanDewater says the man was traveling west bound on Ball Park Road, and attempted to cross the tracks when he was struck by a northbound train. VanDewater says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – American Farm Bureau delegates re-elected their President, Zippy Duval and their Vice President Scott VanderWal to two-year terms at their annual meeting this week. VanderWal who also serves as South Dakota’s Farm Bureau President says one policy priority is trying to get meaningful ag labor legislation approved as well as ask… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The number of suicides in South Dakota continues to rise and state officials are reacting. Department of Health Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon appeared before the House Health and Human Services Committee and had some of the details. Malsam-Rysdon says Governor Kristi Noem asked a number of state agencies to address the issue.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Keeping farmers on the land was a concern for members of the South Dakota House Ag and Natural Resources Committee. Ag Department Secretary Kim Vanneman, appearing before the committee, was questioned about the ability of her department to help find the next generation of farmers. Vanneman told the committee that its… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Sales of hunting and fishing licenses in South Dakota have taken a significant drop over the last few years. Heather Villa, wildlife administration chief for the Game, Fish and Parks Department reported the trends to the G, F & P Board at their meeting last week in Pierre. Villa says last… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The YAPAtorium is going to celebrate Chinese New Year on Saturday, Jan. 25. The event will start at 3 p.m. and is free to youth in the community ages 11-17. Nick Eilts, YAPAtorium Supervisor, said it will be a fun and educational experience. There will be games, movies and food. Eilts… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Safe Harbor 2020 Mardi Gras event is set for Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Ramkota Convention Center. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. The night includes a variety of activities. Gina Karst, Executive Director at Safe Harbor, provides the details. Tickets are $70 apiece and need to be purchased in advance.… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Census Bureau is gearing up for the 10-year count across the country and in South Dakota. Blanca Ramirez-Salazar is the Partnership Coordinator for the Upper Plains states and says they are looking for quite a few part time employees to help with the count in the state. Ramirez-Salazar says the… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks are urging ice fishermen to be cautions driving across the lakes in Northeast South Dakota. With fluctuating temperatures, the ice remains inconsistent in different areas of the region. Austin Norton is a Wildlife Conservation Officer with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Office… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on water lines: South Lamont St. from 10th Ave. S.E. North to the Maverick’s Restaurant Entrance. The intersection of 10th Ave. S.E. and S. Lamont St. will remain open. Work… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Craig Price was appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Wednesday. “I am honored to be part of this commission, and I look forward… Read more »

PINE RIDGE, S.D. (AP) – Authorities have detained a man after his brother died in a fight on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. Officers from the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Department of Public Safety were called about an assault at a home near Porcupine early Wednesday. A witness told arriving officers that… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – A continuing trend of falling student numbers at South Dakota’s universities will have a bottom-line impact. South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn says they are feeling it. Dunn says some of their initial recruitment targets are in Sioux Falls. Dunn says they also promote the long term return of higher… Read more »