WASHINGTON, D.C.(KMIT)- Representative Jim Jordan is expected to try a third vote to become House speaker, but opposition is only deepening. The U.S. House has been without a speaker since Kevin McCarthy’s removal on October 3rd and has been unable to do any business during that time. Representative Dusty Johnson is not happy with how… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–A Kerkhoven, Minnesota man faces three counts of Careless Driving and two counts of Failure to Report an Accident after a series of incidents Thursday night in Watertown. The unidentified 63 year-old man was driving a dump truck eastbound on Highway 212 when it struck the bridge structure for Interstate 29. Watertown police say… Read more »
THURS SCHEDULE HIGH SCHOOL Football Aberdeen Central 7 – Will open up the playoffs @ Watertown Oct. 26th (THURS) @ 6p. Sioux Falls Lincoln 55 [Regular season finale for the Golden Eagles] Watertown 15 – Treyton Himmerich 4-18 59y INT. Tea Area 31 – Keegan DeYoung 25car. 229y TD. 11B Playoffs (1) Winner… Read more »
SOUTH DAKOTA(KCCR)- It’s here. South Dakota’s annual rite of passage begins Saturday with the opening of the non-resident pheasant hunting season. Wildlife Division Director with the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department Tom Kirshenmann says excitement for the season has been building for weeks. He says the weather for the opener is important to… Read more »
Two more South Dakota Turkey farms have been hit by the bird flu. Over 114-thousand birds will have to be destroyed on the farms, located in Faulk and McPherson Counties. State Veterinarian Beth Thompson says it’s a serious situation. Minnesota has the most cases in the nation, but South Dakota is second. Thompson says the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The National Oceanic and Atomphereic Administration released it’s winter outlook Thursday. NOAA’s Jon Gottschalack says El Nino will be a driving factor in weather conditions into next spring. South Dakota is forecast to see slightly above average temperatures compared to the rest of the country. The state will see equal chances of precipitation… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A dramatic armed standoff in Sioux Falls ended peacefully shortly after 1 Thursday morning. The violent crimes unit saw a 19-year old Sioux Falls man wanted in connection with two vehicles stolen in the past week at about 6:30 Wednesday night. They followed him to the 10th and Kiwanis area where he… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Dakota News Network)- A statewide program is adding more options of places to hunt as South Dakota’s pheasant season kicks off this weekend. The Pheasants Forever PATH program allows for landowners to open their hunting grounds to the public in exchange for incentives. The Aberdeen Pheasant Coalition has been offering the same kind of… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Beginning at 7am on Monday, October 23rd, the following section of road will be closed to thru traffic for traffic signal install at the intersection of 3rd Ave SE & S. Dakota St.: 3rd Ave. SE & South Dakota Str This section of the intersection will remain closed until the expected completion… Read more »
BRYANT, S.D.(KWAT)–A half dozen fire departments were on the scene of a large fire early Thursday morning on Main Street in Bryant. The Hamlin County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was in the 200 block of West Main Street, and was reported around 6:30. An eyewitness tells KWAT News the fire was in the southwest… Read more »
