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VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- Members of the Joint Committee on Appropriations on their east river tour this week made a stop at USD in Vermillion Monday to talk about diversity. A number of students that work with the Center for Diversity and Community on campus told the legislators how important that center was to them and other… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Members of the South Dakota legislatures Joint Committee on Appropriations are touring east river state facilities this week. After a stop at the Human Services Center in Yankton on Monday, Representative Chris Karr of Sioux Falls says they got a lot of information. Karr says they heard about the staffing issues HSC… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 7:30 AM on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 the following roads will be closed to thru traffic for road work: 9th Avenue from N. 1st St. to N. Lincoln St. … Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths through Monday, while active cases decreased & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,026. The state had 25 new cases and 50 recoveries, increasing active infections to 186. Those hospitalized in connection with… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- A recent poll (by Reuters/IPSOS) found that 53% of republicans still believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election and blame his loss to Joe Biden on illegal voting. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he thinks it shows people are concerned with the way elections are run. The former President has continued to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) –Two subcommittees of the Marijuana Interim Study Committee will hold their first meetings June 21 and June 22, 2021, via electronic conference and in Room 362 of the State Capitol in Pierre, South Dakota, to allow for both remote and in-person participation. The Medical Marijuana Study Subcommittee will meet Monday, June 21,… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Effective immediately the Brown County Commission has enacted a resolution on an emergency basis and imposes a ban to prohibit or restrict open burning with the political boundaries of Brown County. This said ban is for all open burning with the exceptions of campfires in campfire rings or pits, burning barrels 55… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at approximately 8:00 AM on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 the following alley will be closed to thru traffic for construction work: Alley between N. 2nd St & N. 3rd St. Between 6th Avenue NW & 7th Avenue NW… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge in South Dakota criminally charges three members of the U.S. Marshals Service with contempt of court and obstructing justice, after a dispute with a marshal who refused to disclose her COVID-19 vaccination status and removed prisoners from a courthouse. The Aberdeen American News reports that U.S. District Judge… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- The budget for fiscal year 2022 released by the Biden Administration includes more funding to continue construction of the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System. Executive Director Troy Larson says they are at a much higher starting point than previous years. Larson says the hope is that the tri state Congressional delegation can… Read more »
