The latest in station news.
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s active COVID-19 infections decreased by more than 100 and there were no new deaths, however the number of people hospitalized in connection with the virus jumped up, according to totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 195 new cases along with 306 new… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Gov. Kristi Noem will have a press conference at 12:45. The event will be carried live across all Hub City Radio stations. The link to the press conference is: Facebook.com/govnoem OR SD.Net
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, water will be off in the following area to replace a water valve: South Park Street from Goodrich Avenue to Prospect Avenue The Public Works Department suggest that residents in the affected area collect and store water for personal and restroom… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – While the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the local community, things are starting to return to normal just a bit. Gail Ochs, President of the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, said it depends on each individual business, but that she has noticed a trend in a positive direction. The Chamber has many… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A vote to impeach the president of South Dakota’s Oglala Sioux Tribe has failed. The tribal council needed a two-thirds vote, or 14 votes to impeach Julian Bear Runner. The vote Monday was 11-5 with five council members abstaining. The council earlier suspended Bear Runner after he was accused of… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Makenzie Huber Argus Leader) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg in a statement released late Monday night said he thought he hit a deer when he struck and killed a man on Saturday night and that he discovered the body when he returned to the scene the next day. Ravnsborg… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – While negotiations over another economic stimulus plan continue in the background in Congress, the federal budget runs out at the end of the month. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he hasn’t heard of any real plan, yet. Johnson says that isn’t how a federal budget should be written and passed.… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — Watertown has been named South Dakota’s Community of the Year for 2020 by the Governor’s Office on Economic Development. Governor Kristi Noem was at Lake Area Technical College (LATC) Monday to make the announcement. She praised the work of the Watertown Development Company and its staff, including Executive Director Chris Schilken.… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – As part of the efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the South Dakota Department of Health is calling everyone who tests positive to trace who they have been in contact with and then urge those people to isolate themselves. Department Secretary Kim Malsam-Rysdon says they have put a lot of… Read more »
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is not saying much about a fatal crash involving Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. The Department of Public Safety says Ravnsborg called the Hyde County Sheriff Saturday night to report he’d hit a deer on U.S. Highway 14 just outside of Highmore. It turns out, he hit… Read more »
