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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is reviewing the death of a man following an armed standoff and fire at a Rapid City house. Family members called police to the home Tuesday afternoon. Police Chief Don Hedrick says the man in his 30s had doused himself and the residence… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (Press Release) – The Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company (VCDC) announced the cancellation of the 2020 Oktoberfest event, which was scheduled to take place during the last weekend of September. Plans to proceed with the 2021 Oktoberfest event continue to proceed. 2020 would have been the 6th year that Oktoberfest took place… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – There will be a variety of events at this week’s Brown County Summer Fest and one of those will be a fundraiser concert. Dueling Duo will perform on Thursday night, Aug. 13 at 8 p.m. The concert will help a local family dealing with a major medical issue, according to Lee… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Lisa Kaczke, Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – Americans now have fewer weeks to complete their census, causing some in South Dakota to worry that an undercount of the state’s Native American population could affect federal funding and legislative districts for the next decade. The U.S. Census Bureau announced Aug. 3 that… Read more »
STURGIS, S.D. (AP) — Two people have died and a third person has been injured in a crash west of Sturgis where the annual motorcycle rally is taking place. The South Dakota Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old man driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was westbound on Highway 14A when he missed a curve, crossed the center… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre City Commission has given approval to a request to update the dispatch equipment at the Central South Dakota Communications Center. Pierre Police Chief Jason Jones says the project has been in the works for a while. Jones says they CARES Act funding the city is receiving is helping to… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School Board approved their back to school plan that provides guidelines for parents and students as classes resume later this month. Superintendent Wayne Kindle says the plan will continue to evolve. Kindle says some of the rules come from outside the district. Kindle says they have set up their… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Pierre School District released its Back to School Plan late last month (July) and Supt. Dr. Kelly Glodt told the school board at Monday night’s meeting (Aug. 10) the plan for students to return to classrooms continues to evolve. Currently, the Pierre School District is strongly recommending—but not mandating–… Read more »
PLATTE, S.D. (WNAX) – The rules to produce industrial hemp in South Dakota are slowly making progress. Representative Lee Qualm of Platte says the state rules have been submitted to the federal government for review. Qualm says the rules to grow and move the crop have been clarified. Qualm says the Department of Public Safety… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A rare wind storm with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across parts of the Midwest Monday, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, damaging crops, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power. Weatherology meteorologist Paul Trambley says the storm is what’s called a derecho.… Read more »
