BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- Deaths from traffic crashes in South Dakota are up nearly 15-percent from this time last year. There have been 90 fatalities in South Dakota from 40 crashes in just the last eight weeks. The South Dakota Highway Patrol will be working alongside law enforcement agencies across the state for this weekends Operation CARE… Read more »
MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- Triple-A is predicting that travel numbers will be up this Labor Day holiday weekend. Shawn Steward of Triple-A says it is a trend that is continuing from last year. He says the majority of travelers will be driving. Steward says the good news for those drivers is that gas prices are about the… Read more »
HURON, S.D.(KWAT)–South Dakota Public Safety Department Secretary Craig Price is troubled by the recent uptick in fatal traffic crashes across the state. Price says nearly half of this year’s road deaths in South Dakota have occurred over the past eight weeks. With highways being busy this Labor Day weekend, and thousands of people traveling to… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–Lake Area Technical College has announced Erin Brockovich will be the featured speaker at the school on October 9th, as part of the Feuerstein (feer-stine) Series. Brockovich is known for building a lawsuit against a utility company for their groundwater contamination. Her story was depicted in an award-winning film starring actress Julia Roberts. The… Read more »
CLARK, S.D.(KWAT)–A mobile home in Clark was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon. The fire call to the 300-block of 2nd Avenue Northwest, just west of the elementary school, came in around 2:30. Clark police say three young children were in the home at the time of the fire. All of them got out safely. Clark… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Agribusiness Committee is holding its fourth Field to Fork: A Farm to Table Connection on Friday, September 8th. The event will run from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Centennial Village, 400 24th Ave NW. This unique, one-of-a-kind event for our area is designed to open conversations… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) –The American flag will fly proudly atop a newly installed flagpole in Malchow Plaza, located in downtown Aberdeen, SD on Monday, September 11, 2023. The Flagpole Dedication Ceremony will be held at 1:00 pm on the plaza and will include the inaugural flag raising, words from Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman, and the… Read more »
STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The man involved in a shoot-out with law enforcement during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally earlier this month made his initial court appearance Thursday. Wyatt J. Fluty is facing six counts in relation to the incident that happened near the intersection of Dixon Drive and Vanocker Canyon Road on August 9. No law… Read more »
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (KTIV) – Authorities continue to clean up a train derailment in North Sioux City that resulted in over a dozen railcars tipping over, with some hanging off a bridge. According to Union County Emergency Manager Jason Westcott, a preliminary investigation suggests the train derailment was possibly caused by a railcar malfunction.… Read more »
The Public Works Department will resume fall and winter hours, 8 AM to 5 PM, beginning Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Residents are reminded to have their garbage out for pickup by 8:00 AM on their normal garbage day. Residents are reminded that sweeping starts in the early morning and continues through the afternoon of the… Read more »
