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PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – South Dakota saw a jump of 15 in the number of COVID-related hospitalizations in totals announced by the State Department of Health today. The state now has 98 individuals hospitalized in connection with the virus, the highest since June. The peak was 106 on May 26. The state also saw an… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on storm sewer lines: South Dakota Street from North Intersection of Squire Lane to South Intersection of Squire Lane The road will remain closed until work is completed. Work will be… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Despite the snow and rain South Dakota experienced earlier this week, parts of the state are in a moderate to severe drought. State fire meteorologist Darren Clabo says the precipitation will pause the drought situation, but not for very long. He says temperatures were cold enough in higher elevations to… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While things may look a bit different on the campus of Northern State this fall, there is still plenty of activity in the music department. The school will host the NSU Faculty Showcase Recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater inside the Johnson Fine… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Aberdeen is one of several cities and counties across the state that will take advantage of federal stimulus funding awarded earlier this year. Aberdeen qualified for $6.4 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, also referred to as the CARES act. Brown County could see… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A report from the White House Coronavirus Task Force says South Dakota had the second highest rate of new cases in the country and was in the red zone for positive test rates. The report says the state had 235 new cases per 100,000 population compared to a national average of… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – A Pierre man has been identified as the person who died Saturday night in a one-vehicle crash in Pierre. A 2004 Honda Odyssey was northbound when the vehicle went over the curb and hit a tree. The driver, 42-year-old Aaron Clark, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – President Trump told journalist Bob Woodward in March he publicly downplayed the dangers of the coronavirus as it spread around the world to avoid a panic. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says those comments are now being viewed with the benefit of hindsight. Rounds says the President’s actions didn’t slow… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Staying open during a pandemic is a big challenge for all school districts. Yankton School Superintendent Wayne Kindle says they appreciate the help they have seen so far. Many more students are being sent home with signs of illness this year. Kindle says it’s part of the rules they need to… Read more »
BIG STONE CITY, S.D. (WNAX) – The Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature met Thursday to get an update on the use and availability of federal funds. Committee Co-chair, Senator John Wiik of Big Stone City, says they have had some time to review the funding and spending. Wiik says the… Read more »
