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November 5, 2020

Two killed in two-vehicle crash north of Tyndall

TYNDALL, S.D. (Press Release) – Two people died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash north of Tyndall. Names of the two men involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2014 Yamaha Side-by-Side was westbound on South Dakota Highway 46 and was turning south into a driveway when it was struck by… Read more »

November 5, 2020

Hunters dealing with wide variety of weather conditions

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Pheasants hunters have had the opportunity to look for birds in a variety of conditions in the past couple of weeks. Nick Cochran, Conservation Officer with the Game, Fish and Parks, said the weather has ranged from summer-like to winter-like conditions. He said the numbers of hunters in the area is… Read more »

November 5, 2020

Juvenile arrested in fatal shooting of teen in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say they’ve arrested a juvenile in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Sioux Falls last weekend. Authorities did not provide any information about the juvenile, including age or gender or what charges could be filed. Eighteen-year-old Venance Kitungano was killed Saturday night outside the Red Sea Pub where… Read more »

November 5, 2020

Columbia Care looking forward to selling marijuana in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Columbia Care already sells marijuana in 18 states and looks forward to opening for business in South Dakota. Company Vice President, Adam Goers (pron: gores) says the vote to legalize in the deep-red state proves that sometimes the people are a little ahead of the politicians.   Goers says the… Read more »

November 5, 2020

Sioux Falls City Council advances mask mandate

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An emergency order for a coronavirus mask mandate is advancing in Sioux Falls. The City Council voted Tuesday night to send the ordinance on for a second reading on Nov. 10. The mandate would require face coverings in all indoor public places where 6 feet of social distancing isn’t possible.… Read more »

November 5, 2020

Construction underway on new terminal at Watertown airport

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) – Construction is underway on Watertown’s new airport terminal. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Wednesday afternoon. It’ll be located just northeast of the current terminal. Airport Manager Todd Syhre talked about the project.   The new terminal will be about 25,000 square feet in size–or more than double the size of the… Read more »

November 5, 2020

Ballot measures would not take effect until July 1

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — Unofficial election results from the South Dakota Secretary of State indicate the likely passage of Amendment A, Amendment B, and Initiated Measure 26. Amendment A and IM 26 deal with marijuana, and Amendment B addresses betting on sporting events. The results of the election will be officially canvassed on November… Read more »

November 5, 2020

Hanson reelected to PUC

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Public Utilities Commissioner Gary Hanson was easily reelected to his fourth, six-year term on the commission. He got 69 percent of the vote to 25 percent to Democrat Remi (ray-me) Bald Eagle. Hanson says he wants to continue his long term priorities. Hanson says he helped take politics out of the… Read more »

November 5, 2020

New developments announced in missing person case in Deuel County

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – New Developments in the Pam Dunn missing person case were announced by the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation, Watertown Police Department and the Deuel County Sheriff’s office at a press conference on Wednesday. Special Agent Cam Corey, WPD Detective Sergeant Chad Stahl and Deuel County Sheriff Cory Borg met with… Read more »