Alexandria woman identified in fatal crash

ALEXANDRIA, S.D. (Press Release) – A  20-year-old woman from Alexandria, S.D. has been identified as the person who died early Tuesday in a one-vehicle rollover crash north of that town. A 2008 Chevrolet Silverado pickup was traveling southbound on 421st Avenue when the driver lost control near the 251st Street intersection. The vehicle crossed into… Read more »

Northern State unleashing new social media platform

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University is unleashing a new social media platform to connect with the campus community and all of Wolves Country. Tagboard will allow anyone using the hashtag #northernstateu to contribute to Northern’s social media feeds. By using the hashtag on any Instagram, Twitter or Facebook post, your content may… Read more »

Final weekend for indoor skating

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – This weekend marks the final weekend of indoor skating at the Odde Indoor Recreational Skating. Hours today are 3:45 to 6:15 p.m., Saturday, 1:15 to 3:45 p.m., and Sunday’s final day will be 6:15 to 8:45 p.m.

NSU WBB Squad Ends Season with Loss to Augustana

SIOUX FALLS, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University women’s basketball team dropped the first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament to Augustana by a final score of 64-80. Wolves finish the season with a 10-19 record. Augustana started the game on a 10-2 run before the Wolves answered with a mini run of… Read more »

Wolves’ MBB Team Crushes Concordia-St. Paul in NSIC Tourney’s First Round

ABERDEEN, SD (NSUWolves.com) – The Northern State University men’s basketball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament with an 88-65 victory over Concordia-St. Paul on Wednesday evening. The Wolves improve to 23-6 overall with the win and will continue their postseason run from Sioux Falls. Northern led for nearly all… Read more »

Updated Central Region Rankings for NCAA DII Hoops

NCAA.com – NCAA DII WBB Central Region Rankings (w/ conference & DII record) 1st – Southwestern OK St. (GAC)  25-1 2nd – Fort Hays St. (MIAA)  22-1 3rd – MSU-Moorhead (NSIC)  23-5 4th – Central MO (MIAA)  20-5 5th – UMD (NSIC)  19-6 6th – Emporia St. (MIAA)  18-6 7th – CSP (NSIC)  19-6 8th – Lindenwood, MO (MIAA)  19-5 9th – Pittsburg St.… Read more »

NSU Swimmer to Compete in Four Events at Nationals

ABERDEEN, SD (NSUWolves.com) – Northern State senior Hannah Kastigar will return to the NCAA National Championships March 13-16 from Indianapolis.  Kastigar qualified for the championships in four events, as released by the NCAA on WED. The Aberdeen native will race in four events for the Wolves… the 200 individual medley, 400 individual medley, 200 butterfly,… Read more »

Construction to start this spring on new fieldhouse at Mount Marty

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Construction will start this spring on a $15 million, 100,000-square foot fieldhouse at Mount Marty College in Yankton. President Marc Long says they are outgrowing their current facilities. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/27154426/Marc-Long-227a.mp3 Long says they need facilities like this to attract more students. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/27154436/Marc-Long-227b.mp3 Long says the fieldhouse will also be available for community… Read more »

Johnson shares thoughts on national emergency declaration

WASHINGTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The U.S. House voted to block President Trump’s emergency declaration, intended to get him billions of dollars to build the Mexican border wall. The vote was 245 to 182, with 13 Republicans joining the majority. Among those 13 was South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/27153409/Dusty-Johnson-227a.mp3 Johnson says he has long been… Read more »

Wind power farms selling power to utility companies

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Wind power farms being built across the region often have a built-in outlet, selling their power to an existing utility company. Jim Williams, Director of Thermal and Wind Generation for Northwestern Energy, says in many cases, they have to accept the power from wind farms in their region. https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2019/02/27151107/Jim-Williams-227a.mp3 Williams says… Read more »