HURON, S.D. (KWAT) — The South Dakota State Fair has announced its first grandstand concert of the 2020 fair. Assistant Fair Manager Candi Briley made the announcement this morning. Both bands are known for their mix of country and southern rock music. The Charlie Daniels Band won a Grammy in 1979 for their signature hit,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature is meeting before the state of the 2020 session. It’s in an attempt to get a jump start on agency budget hearings. They held meetings with the so called big five departments last month. Committee member, Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Construction work is expected to begin this summer on a new airport terminal in Watertown. Airport Manager Todd Syhre talked about the project. Airport Manager Todd Syhre says the new terminal will have some features the current one doesn’t provide. Syhre says construction will be carefully planned so interruptions at the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The doppler radar at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls will be offline for several days later this month. Peter Rogers, the warning coordination meteorologist in the Sioux Falls office, says technicians will be upgrading hardware. Rogers says the doppler is critical to their operations. Rogers says the upgrade… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The need for blood is never ending, but this time of the year, the need is even greater. Travis Dressler, Donor Recruitment Manager with Vitalant, talked about the time period immediately following the holidays. He encouraged those donating to make it a social event by bringing a friend along. There are… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – The deadline to register with FEMA for disaster assistance after the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding from Sept. 9-26 has been extended to January 31, 2020. Federal disaster assistance for individuals and families can include money for rental assistance, essential home repairs, clean up expense, personal property loss and other… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – Gov. Kristi Noem is pitching prospective businesses on why they should move to South Dakota. The governor is using her platform at the State of the State address to focus on “aggressive” economic growth in the next year. The state has topped the nation in some undesirable categories last year _… Read more »

NEMO, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died in a one-vehicle crash that occurred early Sunday morning southwest of Nemo, S.D. The name of the victim has not yet been released pending notification of family members. He was the only occupant in the vehicle. A 2010 Honda CR-V was traveling northeast on Merritt Estates Road… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – An early Friday morning fire does heavy damage to duplex in Pierre. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says firefighters responded to a call of a structure fire around 12:15 a.m. in the 100 block of 8th Street. Firefighters brought the blaze under control in about 45 minutes. Paul says it’s too… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash that occurred early Thursday night west of Watertown. Names of the three people involved have not yet been released pending notification of family members. A 2002 Toyota Highlander was westbound on South Dakota Highway 20 when it… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Sioux Falls police say an abducted woman whose body was found this week was strangled and her death was ruled a homicide. A police spokesman says the cause of 20-year-old Pasqalina Badi’s death was ruled asphyxia by manual strangulation. Police say Badi was abducted from a Walmart parking lot on… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled a new state law that requires ballot petition circulators to register and be included in a directory is unconstitutional. The organization SD Voice filed a lawsuit to stop the law from taking effect in July. It required petition circulators to apply with the secretary of state… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Members of the Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature have been working ahead on the budget process, meeting with the so call big five state departments and setting up subgroups to work on those department budgets. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says the smaller groups can dig deeper. Hunhoff says… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will send the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate next week. South Dakota Senator John Thune has a message for House Democrats. Thune says they are looking to model the impeachment trial on that of President Clinton in 1999. Thune says a… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is set for Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 15-16 on the campus of Northern State. The training will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day and participants must attend both days. Sam Christopherson, Dakotas Area Director for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention,… Read more »