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VERMILLION, S.D.(Press Release) – The University of South Dakota will offer free, rapid COVID-19 testing of students, faculty and staff in the Muenster University Center room 212 Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. starting Feb. 8. The BinaxNOW rapid antigen test, paid for by the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), will provide… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases and hospitalizations dropped slightly, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death toll now at 1,809. The state had 54 new confirmed cases and 62 recoveries, lowering active infections 2,308. Those hospitalized in connection with… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The second impeachment trial of former President Trump is set to start Tuesday in the US Senate. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says it appears those prosecuting the case want to push it along. Rounds says the former President may not have known the impact of his words on the mob that stormed… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota legislature wrapped up the first half of the session last Friday. House Majority Leader Kent Peterson of Salem says they are watching the bills pile up. Peterson says bills are moving rapidly through the House. Peterson says they get some important reports this week. House Minority Leader Jamie Smith of… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)-Instead of a flood threat, low water may be more of an issue along the Missouri River this spring. During the Corps of Engineers monthly update, Kevin Low with the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center, says mountain snow pack is running below normal. Low says snowpack on the plains is also fairly light and… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 5 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases and hospitalizations dropped, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death toll now at 1,809. The state had 97 new confirmed cases and 148 recoveries, lowering active infections 2,316. Those hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
GROTON, S.D. (Press Release)– A 45-year-old man died Friday morning in a one-vehicle crash south of Groton. The name of the person involved in the crash is not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2014 Jeep Compass was northbound on South Dakota Highway 37 when it left the roadway, entered the west… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 6 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases and hospitalizations dropped, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death toll now at 1,804. The state had 188 new confirmed cases and 240 recoveries, lowering active infections 2,372. Those hospitalized in connection with the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR) -A bill to provide matching grant money to the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad for upgrades to tracks, trestles and bridges from west of Fort Pierre through Midland is on its way for future consideration by the Joint Committee on Appropriations. Jerry Vest, Assistant Vice Preisdent with the R-C-P and E says… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D.(AP)-A South Dakota Senate committee has unanimously rejected a bill that would have banned transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates. The bill was passed by the House last month in a vote that divided Republicans who dominate the Legislature. But GOP senators on a Health and Human Services Committee… Read more »
