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ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Innovation Challenge was held on Jan. 22-23 and was designed to have students collaborate in teams to solve a dilemma that an organization in the local community faces. This year, Presentation College collaborated with Aberdeen Fire and Rescue to develop a method in which rescue teams can better aid bariatric… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Active COVID infections and hospitalizations continued to drop and there were no new deaths reported, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 202 new confirmed cases and 450 recoveries, lowering the amount of active cases to 3,428. Those hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Jonathan Ellis and Joe Sneve Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – Gov. Kristi Noem would support using a grand jury to decide whether charges should be filed against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg over the fatal car crash he was involved in last summer. Prosecutors have been reviewing evidence in the Sept. 12 crash, in which… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KJJQ) – The South Dakota House Health and Human Services Committee kills a bill to require that birth certificates reflect biological sex. The measure was brought by Distrcit 4 Representative Fred Deutsch of Florence who has brought a number of bills dealing with transgender matters in past years. He says the law on… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio) – Friday, Jan. 29 is the deadline to renew license plate decals for January. Brown County Treasurer Patty VanMeter provides the letters this month.
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem has introduced a bill that would ban abortions based on a Down syndrome diagnosis. The bill was introduced Monday as part of the legislative session and noted that Friday was the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe versus Wade, which protects a woman’s constitutional… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce will once again be hosting legislative cracker barrel sessions. The sessions, which are free and open to the public, start this Saturday, Jan. 30. Gail Ochs, President of the Chamber, talked about the cracker barrels. She said that each one runs from 10 a.m. to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn was in front of the Joint Appropriations Committee of the legislature Monday. He talked about their ongoing budget. Not all that funding is from the state. Dunn says they have had good academic success in the past few years. Dunn says they also had… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Health Department is focused on getting COVID-19 vaccinations to those over 80 in the phase “1-D” portion of the immunization program. Many of those senior citizens don’t have internet access or a smart phone for notification. Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they will use multiple resources to… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, 12.6 million visitors came to South Dakota in 2020, a decrease of only 13% from 2019. Gov. Kristi Noem says South Dakota ranked third-best in the country in domestic bookings. Tourism Secretary Jim Hagen says they continue to use targeted messaging to reach people who want… Read more »
