The latest in station news.
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state added 15 more COVID-related deaths, while active infections rose slightly and hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The deaths (which included two in Brown County) move the state’s overall death toll to 1,629. The state had 425 new confirmed cases, inching… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) — Tess Moeller has been selected as Avera St. Luke’s Vice President of Operations. Moeller is currently serving as the Quality, Strategy, and Innovation Officer. “Tess has done a phenomenal job in her current role. She’s helped us with our Joint Commission Accreditation and throughout the pandemic, completing big projects that… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Indian Health Services to release a report investigating how one of its doctors was able to sexually abuse boys on Indian reservations in South Dakota and Montana. Stanley Patrick Weber, the former pediatrician, was sentenced last year for sexual abuse he committed on the Pine… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Soldiers and Airmen of the South Dakota National Guard and Air Guard are being called up for potential deployment to Washington D.C. The South Dakota Broadcasters Association confirmed than an unknown number of SDNG personnel are being assembled into a military Task Force, the purpose of which hasn’t been publicly divulged.… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While the Snow Queen Festival wrapped up last weekend, there is still an opportunity to visit the history of the event. The Dacotah Prairie Musuem has an exhibit on display dedicated to the annual pageant. It will be up until Saturday, Feb. 6. Patricia Kendall, museum director, talked about some of… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The mob that invaded the US Capitol building last week was instigated by the ongoing claims of election fraud that cost President Trump the election. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says there was no evidence of election fraud. Rounds says unfounded stories of possible election problems don’t add up to a… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – No people were injured and no surrounding structures were damaged in a fire at one of the Edgewater apartment buildings in Pierre that started around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Pierre Volunteer Fire Department chief Ian Paul says crews are still on scene this morning. Lutheran Memorial Church opened as shelter for… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Mike Faith spoke to state lawmakers Thursday during the “State of the Tribes” speech. He says public servants need to cooperate. Faith talked about the toll that Covid-19 has had on tribal members. Faith says they have received some vaccines and are using them to protect… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota is in the top three states nationally in percentages of COVID-19 vaccinations. State Health Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says the numbers have expanded rapidly in the last week. Malsam-Rysdon says the federal government has changed the rules on distributing the vaccines. Malsam-Rysdon says they plan to move on to… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Drought conditions continue throughout much of Western South Dakota, coupled with high winds that make the risk for wildlands fire that much more pressing. Rapid City Fire Department Public Information Officer Tessa Jaeger says the public needs to take caution in coming days. Jaeger said with the conditions present, luck… Read more »
