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PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Pierre police have made a connection between some recent burglaries in Pierre and a rollover crash near the Grey Goose area of Hughes County two weeks ago. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says officers assisting at the rollover found items reported as stolen at the crash site. 33-year-old Wesley Boni was originally reported… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 6 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases decreased & hospitalizations stayed the same, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,010. The state had 58 new cases and 76 recoveries, decreasing active infections to 391. Those hospitalized in connection with… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Due to the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 31st, city garbage pick-up will change. Residents who normally have their garbage picked up on Monday are reminded to have their garbage out for pick-up by 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 1st. Both Monday’s and Tuesday’s garbage will be picked up on Tuesday.… Read more »
SOUTH DAKOTA(KELO Radio)- Triple-A (AAA) expects Memorial Day weekend travel to rebound after last’s year’s shutdown because of the pandemic. If you’re traveling by car, truck or RV, you can expect to pay about 40 more cents per gallon over last year. That’s according to Politifact. Triple-A says the national average for a gallon of… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- You’ll see far more Highway Patrol troopers on South Dakota Highways this Memorial Day weekend. Major Rob Weinmeister with the Highway Patrol says Memorial Day tends to bring extra travelers to the state’s roads. The South Dakota Highway Patrol will be engaged in two enforcement efforts over the holiday. Troopers have been pulling… Read more »
KANSAS CITY, M.O.(WNAX)- La Nina, the cooling of the Pacific Ocean surface, which has an impact on North American weather has faded away. Doug Kluck, Regional Climate Service Director for the National Weather Service in Kansas City says those temperatures have normalized. Kluck says La Nina may reappear later this year, but it will take… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KELO Radio)- The unofficial start of the summer tourism season is Monday, Memorial Day. South Dakota Secretary of Tourism, Jim Hagan said is staff recently played the “license plate game” while in the hills. Hagen says things are already off to a great start in the Black Hills. Hagen says to expect a big… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Another round of hundreds of millions of federal dollars will be heading to the state under the “American Rescue Plan” passed by Congress earlier this year. There are lots of rules involved with using the federal money and Brian McGinnis, a Community Development Specialist with Planning and Development District Three in Yankton is… Read more »
IPSWICH, S.D.(Press Release) – The South Dakota Department of Transportation says the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Company will begin railroad crossing repair work on S.D. Highway 45 in Ipswich on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. The railroad crossing repair operations will temporarily close S.D. Highway 45. There will be no suitable local detours and it… Read more »
GROTON, S.D.(Press Release) – One person died early Wednesday morning in a one-vehicle crash north of Groton. The name of the one person involved is not being released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup was southbound on South Dakota Highway 37 when it left the roadway,… Read more »
