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WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)– Tim Toomey has been named Watertown’s next police chief. The action came on a unanimous vote at Monday night’s city council meeting. Toomey, whose been the assistant chief for the past eight years, replaces Police Chief Lee McPeek, who retires next month after 27 years with the department. Mayor Sarah Caron was asked… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – An eye opening political announcement was made Monday when former South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he will run again for his old job in 2022. Jackley’s announcement comes as current Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces calls for his resignation and potential impeachment for his involvement in a fatal car… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators are heading into crunch time, as they hit the final two weeks of the main run of the 2021 session. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, says they are still pulling all the spending bills together. Hunhoff says they are still hearing requests for all the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A South Dakota House Committee will begin hearings this week on Articles of Impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. That follows the release last week of several hours of investigative interviews with the Attorney General in connection with car – pedestrian death of Joe Boever of Highmore last September. South Dakota House Speaker… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Drs. Audrey Miller and Travis Netzer will perform a Faculty Recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 4, at Northern State University. Miller, assistant professor of clarinet, and Netzer, adjunct professor of tuba and euphonium, will perform in the Johnson Fine Arts Center’s Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater. Admission is free. Masks… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D.(WNAX)- Glacial Lakes Energy, based in Watertown, and its four biorefineries have joined a partnership with Summit Carbon Solutions. Glacial Lakes CEO Jim (sigh-ur) Seurer says it’s an exciting and large project where Summit has partnered with biorefineries throughout the upper Midwest to capture, transport and store carbon dioxide underground. He says being part… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(SDBA)- Marty Jackley announced today he will run for Attorney General in 2022. “After receiving countless phone calls and emails from supporters across the state, I have decided to announce my candidacy for Attorney General”, said Marty Jackley. “My service as Attorney General, United States Attorney and as a small-town State’s Attorney has prepared… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – South Dakota’s Department of Public Safety has released its list of sobriety checkpoints scheduled to be held statewide during March. There are 21 checkpoints planned in 19 different counties. The checkpoints are funded by the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety and conducted by the South Dakota Highway Patrol with the… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls Police says crooks are crawling under vehicles and cutting off the catalytic converters. Officer Sam Clemens says the catalytic converters have some semi-precious metals in them. They are then often sold on the internet. Clemens says there were six reports of thefts over the weekend. Over the past… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases decreased & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death total currently at 1,888. The state had 43 new cases and 58 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 1,918. Those hospitalized in connection with… Read more »
