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ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While many people have their attention on potential frost and low temperatures at this time of the year, the conditions are also prime for grassfires. Dry and windy circumstances can lead to major problems should a fire get started. Scott Meints, Brown County Emergency Management Director, talked about the situation. He… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton School Board held a special meeting Monday and voted to dismiss classes at noon on Fridays through the end of the semester. School Board President Sarah Carda says their teachers need the extra time. Several teachers at the meeting told the board that they are working up to 90… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Information from the Department of Health shows the number of active infections in South Dakota is 3,828, including 209 who are being treated in hospitals. Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon says hospitals in the state still have plenty of beds available to care for COVID-19 patients. The Department of Health’s… Read more »
MAVERICK JUNCTION, S.D. (Press Release) – An 82-year-old male died in a pedestrian-vehicle crash Monday afternoon near Maverick Junction. Names of the two people involved are not yet being released pending notification of family members. A 2018 Chevy Impala was eastbound on U.S. Highway 18 traveling on a crest in the highway when the driver… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — With COVID-19 cases in Codington County at their highest levels since the pandemic began, the local jail is taking every step possible to keep the virus out of their facility. Sheriff Brad Howell says they haven’t been completely COVID-free, but the numbers at the jail have been low. Howell talked about… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Second Annual Roncalli Marching Band Festival will take place Wednesday morning, Sept. 30. The event runs from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and will feature 11 bands, according to Kim Carda, Aberdeen Roncalli Band Director. She explained how the event originated. For those who are unable to attend, they can watch… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature meets Wednesday as part of the run up to next week’s special session. Committee member, Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, says they have been going through details of the Governor’s spending plan. The state got about $1.2 billion in federal… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – President Trump made it official on Saturday by nominating Amy Coney Barrett as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says she recently went through Senate confirmation for her current position. Rounds says she is a good choice for the high court. Rounds says he plans… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – A report from the South Dakota Legislative Research Council highlights the financial issues involved with Medicaid expansion. Rick Weiland with the group “Dakotans for Health” says the report clearly lays out the benefits of expansion. The group has organized to push for a November 2022 ballot issue to expand Medicaid.… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (American News Staff Reports) – Mass COVID-19 testing has been scheduled for Wednesday on the campus of Northern State University. The event is for Northern students, faculty and staff, and as many as 500 tests will be conducted, according to information from the university. Free, voluntary walk-up testing will be offered from 9… Read more »
