The latest in station news.
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — There was plenty of pointed and emotional debate at Monday night’s Watertown City Council meeting over a bullying prevention policy drawn up by Mayor Sarah Caron. The policy would require city staff and volunteers who observe acts of bullying during any city-sponsored activity to take immediate, appropriate steps to intervene if… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Teachers and staff at the Aberdeen Public School District will see a bump in pay. Initially the school district approved its budget and contracts with no pay raises. At the time there were concerns about whether the state’s approved 2% increase in state aid would be maintained with… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – Most school districts across the state will offer remote learning as an option as classes start this fall. Vermillion Superintendent Damon Alvey says they will have some at all levels. That’s over 10 percent of their enrollment. Alvey says he is not surprised. Alvey says they want the remote learning to… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – The ACLU of South Dakota is working with a coalition of statewide organizations on the voteOut campaign, focused on equality, especially for LGBTQ and Two Spirit people. Spokesman Adam Jorgenson says they have been organizing for a while. Jorgenson says they are becoming a broad coalition. Jorgenson says their group… Read more »
BROOKINGS, S.D. (WNAX) – Students are returning to college campuses across the state as many classes start this week. South Dakota State University President Barry Dunn says they have been planning for many months. Dunn says the goal is to control and contain any possible outbreaks of the coronavirus. Dunn says their student… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota farmers were able to plant more this year than they did last year despite spring storms and flooding. A total of 1,279,908 acres were not planted this year, including 897,773 acres of corn and 296,425 acres of soybeans. That number is down 67.6% from 2019 in which nearly… Read more »
CANTON, S.D. (Press Release) – One man died early Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash southwest of Canton. The name of the person is not yet being released pending notification of family members. He was the only person involved. A 2005 GMC Sierra pickup was southbound on 476th Avenue, south of the intersection with 286th… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s active COVID-19 cases rose by a dozen and there were no new deaths in numbers reported by the South Dakota Department of Health today. South Dakota had 86 new cases combined with 74 new recoveries, pushing the active infections to 1,194. The state has had 10,360 total confirmed cases… Read more »
BARNARD, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – A family in Barnard is unable to stay in its home after a fire Sunday night. Volunteer firefighters from Frederick, Columbia and Aberdeen Rural were called to the home at 301 Main St. at 11:17 p.m. Frederick Fire Chief Kevin Barton said the house has heavy fire and… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rysdon and State Epidemiologist Dr. Joshua Clayton will hold a brief media availability via conference call at 11:45 a.m. today to discuss developments surrounding coronavirus in South Dakota. The event will be carried live on 930-102.1 KSDN.
