FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A Rapid City man was arrested Friday in Stanley County following an incident that began in Lyman County. Authorities say the call began in Presho as a possible domestic disturbance. The Lyman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the location of an altercation that took place between the driver and several… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Wallethub) – With National Small Business Week approaching and over 50% of the U.S. population working for a small business, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best Small Cities to Start a Business as well as accompanying videos, along with its 2019 Small Business Owner Survey. To determine the… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton County Commission was told at their last meeting that flood damage totals about $19 million so far and that did not include road, bridge and culvert costs. Commission Chairman Dan Klimisch says they expect that number to grow. Klimisch says they have laid out a road priority repair program.… Read more »
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The population of 14 of North Dakota’s 53 counties increased in 2018, led by 7.1% growth in McKenzie County, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures. The estimates show that Williams County’s population increased by 5.9% between July 2017 and July 2018, attaining the largest growth rate in the nation. McKenzie… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Developers want to turn the Sioux Falls family farm of a former South Dakota governor into the next bustling commercial district as the city expands eastward. Ryan Tysdal, the great nephew of former Gov. Joe Foss, now owns the farmland in east Sioux Falls that’s poised to become a major… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson was part of a delegation that spent time last week along the Mexican border in Arizona. He says he saw numbers of immigrants trying to get into the U.S. Johnson says while he saw a narrow part of the border near Yuma, they have many of… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – South Dakota’s capitol city is FAR above average when it comes to providing its residents electricity generated from renewable sources. National research indicates the average electric supplier in the country receives about 17% of its electric generation from a renewable power supply. In Pierre, utilities director Brad Palmer says 72%… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – An anonymous tip on the Sheriff’s Office Tip Line led investigators to the arrest of a juvenile on April 18, at approximately 2:37 p.m. A combined effort was put forth between the Codington County Sheriff’s Office and the Watertown Police Department which resulted in 9 pounds of Marijuana Wax, a… Read more »
HUTCHINSON COUNTY, S.D. (WNAX) – Most counties in eastern South Dakota are dealing with flood and storm related road issues. Hutchinson County Commissioner Curt Ulmer says it’s a completely new situation. Ulmer says they don’t have details yet on what the total costs of repairs will be. He says they are not going to do… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KSOO) – Phone scammers are changing their game according to Jessie Schmidt of the Better Business Bureau. Now that many people are aware of the IRS scam a new threat is being made. The phone scammers may try to get more information from you, too. Schmidt says the Better Business Bureau offers… Read more »
