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HURON, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota State Fair gets underway Thursday in Huron with Value Added Ag Day. It’s the 21st year the observation has kicked off the fair. South Dakota Value Added Ag Center Executive Director Cheri Rath says one change to the event will be instead of having everyone located in one… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say a Sioux Falls man bit two officers who were trying to arrest him for assaulting his girlfriend. Police spokesman Sam Clemens says the 30-year-old man got in a fight with the woman early Tuesday while she waited for a ride from a friend. Clemens says the man started… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Free Fall Residential Cleanup is underway at the Brown County Landfill. Mike Scott, Landfill Manager, said he has already noticed an uptick in traffic since the event started last Friday. Visitors to the landfill will be treated to a display of Gilligan’s Island, complete with a boat labeled the S.S.… Read more »
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has been suspended and will face an impeachment hearing after being accused of inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old boy. The Rapid City Journal reports that the tribal council voted to suspend Julian Bear Runner after receiving a complaint from the… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Executive Board of the South Dakota legislature voted to hold special committee hearings later this month to begin planning for a possible special session this fall. Board Chairman, Senator Brock Greenfield of Clark referred to an email he had sent to board members about the hearings. Senator Troy Heinert… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem is gaining attention across the country as was highlighted by her primetime speech at the Republican National Convention. Tarren Bragdon, President of the Foundation for Government Accountability, a conservative think tank, says Noem got noticed for protecting her state’s people and economy during the pandemic. Bragdon… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (KCCR) – The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has rated a tornado in Hand County that blew a 30,000 pound RV off State Highway 45 Sunday night an E-F-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. Warning Coordination Meteorologist Kelly Serr conducted a preliminary damage survey of the twister Monday. There has been criticism by… Read more »
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – For her work both in and out of the courtroom, Hughes County States Attorney Roxanne Hammond was given special recognition last week by her fellow prosecutors. Hammond was nominated for Prosecutor of the Year by Pennington County State’s Attorney Mark Vargo. Hammond says it’s flattering to be not only nominated… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Since women gained the right to vote in South Dakota in 1918, 201 women have served in the state legislature. The first one, Gladys Pyle was elected in 1922. The longest serving female is Jean Hunhoff of Yankton who was first elected in 2000 and has been in the House twice… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Longtime Aberdeen sportscaster Gene Reich passed away early this morning. Reich’s career spanned more than 30 years before he retired in 2018. He was most recently the broadcast voice of the Aberdeen Central Golden Eagles. He also served as the voice of the Northern State Wolves during his career. He is… Read more »
