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ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The YAPAtorium is hosting a Fortnite Squad Damage Tournament. The free event takes place at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16. You might be entering in squads, but the kill count is all your own. We’ll drop into battle as a squad, but only the highest kill count will proceed to… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Area Community Foundation recently made grants totaling more than $50,000 to several local organizations for projects serving people in the Aberdeen area and beyond. The grants were supported by AACF partners the The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. These six organizations from the Knight COVID-19 Sub-fund… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – South Dakota reached another record high for active COVID cases and added 13 more COVID-related deaths according to numbers released by the State Department of Health today. The state had 797 new cases, 256 recoveries and now has 7,132 active infections (there were 4,673 one week ago). The new deaths –… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Handmade Market will take place on Saturday, Oct. 17 at the Dakota Event Center. The event coincides with the start of pheasant hunting season and provides people an alternative to hunting, according to Rachael Craymond, Director of Sales at the DEC. She said there will be a variety of… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The deadline to register to vote in the general election in South Dakota is approaching. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says don’t wait too long. Barnett says it’s a simple form to get and fill out. Almost 25 percent of registered voters in the state have already voted so far.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — One man has been arrested and police are searching for a second suspect in a fatal shooting in Sioux Falls. A 39-year-old local man has been arrested in the death of 36-year-old Clay Stubbs. He was found dead near an SUV that had crashed Oct. 8. Police say Stubbs was… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man has died of smoke inhalation in a brush fire in Rapid City. The victim was discovered when police and firefighters responded to the fire Saturday night. The man has not been identified. The fire broke out in a wooded area just southwest of a commercial building… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – With positive COVID-19 cases soaring and hospital beds filling up, the South Dakota Department of Health trying to plan ahead. Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says past forecasts haven’t been accurate. Malsam-Rysdon says hospital use doesn’t directly follow higher positive case numbers. Malsam-Rysdon says its critical that people get flu shots to help… Read more »
A home at 919 Third Ave. N.E. was damaged by a fire on Wednesday. (American News photo by Scott Waltman) ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Scott Waltman [email protected]) – An Aberdeen home was badly damaged by a Wednesday morning fire. Firefighters responded to 919 Third Ave. N.E. at 10:28 a.m. and investigators were still on the scene… Read more »
FREEMAN, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota legislature set aside $115 million of federal CARES Act funding for community-based healthcare providers. The application process opened this week and Nick Brandner, the administrator for Freeman Regional Health Services, says they are on a quick learning curve. The deadline to spend the money is the end of… Read more »
