KSDN News

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University will resume on-campus operations, including face-to-face learning, for the fall 2020 semester, following the guidance of the South Dakota Board of Regents. Northern’s decision, announced in conjunction with the Board of Regents statement, followed careful consideration by campus leadership, said NSU President Dr. Tim Downs. “Northern is… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Area Community Foundation in partnership with the Knight Foundation recently made a lead gift of a $40,000 to the United Way of Northeastern South Dakota’s COVID-19 Response Fund. The fund is supporting nonprofits in the Aberdeen area who are responding to needs created by the pandemic. In March,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at 8 a.m. today the following road will be closed to thru traffic for work on a water and sewer line: North Production Street from Maloney Ave NE to Capital Ave NE  Work is expected to last all day. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Bond has been set at $500,000 cash for a man accused of fatally shooting his mother in Sioux Falls. Anthony Pritchard appeared in Lincoln County court Wednesday afternoon. The body of 63-year-old Teresa Cate was found Monday afternoon after police were called to check on a foul odor. Police Lt.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Today is School Lunch Hero Day– a day to celebrate the work and dedication of school nutrition professionals. Cheriee Watterson is the director of Child and Adult Nutrition Services for the South Dakota Department of Education. She says this year’s COVID-19 crisis gives ‘School Lunch Hero’ a whole new meaning.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Noem signed an Executive Order temporarily extending certain vehicle registration renewals and the time period to register and title newly acquired vehicles. South Dakotans who renew their registrations in the months of March and May will have 60 days to complete this requirement upon the termination of the emergency… Read more »

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) The April, Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota and the Dakotas to Arkansas, plummeted for the month reaching its lowest level since the middle of the last U.S. recession. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, coordinates the monthly… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The Pierre Police Department is testing out a new tool to make the reporting of smaller incidents to police easier. Captain Bryan Walz says the Department has been offered a trial run to use an online incident reporting system. The system is set-up for the reporting of smaller scale crimes and… Read more »