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September 30, 2020

Fall River, Custer counties receive grant for upgraded broadband service

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – South Dakota’s Fall River and Custer County are getting upgraded high speed broadband service thanks to a $1.7-million grant from USDA Rural Development. Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative, Inc. will use the grant to deploy a fiber-to-the-premises network to connect 218 people, five businesses, 65 farms and one essential community facility to… Read more »

September 30, 2020

Pierre City Commission approves electrical system

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The Pierre City Commission has given final approved to an agreement that prepares the town’s electrical system for future growth. Utilities director Brad Palmer says the deal with East River Electric Power Cooperative benefits both entities. Palmer says the city will exchange the land and a section of transmission for… Read more »

September 30, 2020

State’s active COVID cases decrease, no new deaths

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s active COVID infections fell slightly for the second straight day as South Dakota reached a record high in recoveries according to figures released by the state department of health. South Dakota had 392 new cases to go along with 418 recoveries, lowering the state’s total of active cases to… Read more »

September 30, 2020

Second man pleads guilty in fatal drug robbery shooting

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — One of two men accused of fatally shooting a teenager during a drug robbery in Rapid City has changed his plea to guilty. Twenty-year-old Andre Martinez entered the plea to first-degree manslaughter in Seventh Circuit Court Tuesday for his role in the shooting death of 17-year-old Emmanuel Hinton in February… Read more »

September 30, 2020

BNSF plans $4.9 million locomotive facility in Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By American News Staff Reports) – BNSF Railway has nearly $5 million in improvements planned for it’s Aberdeen rail yard. “We are replacing our current locomotive facility with a new one,” a company spokesman said. “The new facility will increase our capabilities and be more efficient.” A locomotive facility is where service and… Read more »

September 30, 2020

Harvest Stroll at Dacotah Prairie Museum Saturday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Dacotah Prairie Museum is hosting a Harvest Stroll on Saturday, Oct. 3. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., is free and open to the public. Patricia Kendall, museum director, talked about the event. Kendall provided details about some of those stations. There will also be a… Read more »

September 30, 2020

Talks will focus on COVID funding at today’s Appropriations meeting

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – This week several interim committees met ahead of a possible special legislative session which is set to begin on Oct. 5th to discuss the use of Federal CARES Act funding. South Dakota received $1.2 billion dollars from the federal government to help pay for Coronavirus related costs. Today the joint committee… Read more »

September 30, 2020

Thune wishes President would stop talking about mail in ballots

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – President Trump continues to criticize the use of mail in ballots, suggesting that if he loses, the election is “rigged.” South Dakota Senator John Thune says the President could turn off some of his own voters. Thune says people have to have confidence in the election process. Thune says voting issues… Read more »

September 30, 2020

Police investigating death of 43-year-old woman

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman found Monday evening. Aberdeen Police Department Capt. Tanner Jondahl said officers were called to a home on Fourth Avenue Southwest at 8:02 p.m. The initial call was for an unconscious person. When law enforcement and medics arrived they found… Read more »

September 30, 2020

Various committees meeting before Monday’s special session

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A number of interim committees met ahead of the South Dakota special legislative session set to begin next Monday. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton was on the interim Commerce & Energy Committee. Kennedy says the federal money the state got came with lots of rules. Kennedy says the interim committees gave… Read more »