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July 21, 2020

Aberdeen Area Senior Center to be closed on Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, July 23, due to chip sealing of the parking lot. However, Senior Meals and Meals on Wheels will be delivered as normal.

July 21, 2020

Attorney General wants to find areas of cooperation with tribes

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The State – Tribal Relations Committee of the South Dakota legislature had tribal checkpoints on their meeting agenda today. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says he would rather talk than meet the tribes in court. The Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Sioux Tribes have put checkpoints on federal and state highways into… Read more »

July 21, 2020

Man arrested in biggest crime scene in Rapid City history

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA)  — Police arrested a 33-year-old Rapid City man, after an early morning crime spree which ranged from armed assault to unlawful entry to vehicle theft. They say it’s the biggest crime scene in the city’s history, ranging from North Haines to the city’s southwest corner. Police investigators say prosecutors are still… Read more »

July 21, 2020

State’s active COVID-19 cases drop by nine

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of active COVID-19 infections dropped by nine in numbers released by the Department of Health today. South Dakota has 76 new confirmed cases to go along with 85 new recoveries, lowering the active cases to 820 (there were 864 one week ago). The number of deaths remained the… Read more »

July 21, 2020

Welcome home ceremony for Army National Guard soldiers Saturday

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A welcome home ceremony is scheduled for 110 soldiers with the South Dakota Army National Guard’s Alpha Battery, 1-147th Field Artillery Battalion and 147th Forward Support Company at the Civic Center in Aberdeen on Saturday, July 25 at 2:30 p.m. The soldiers are returning home after serving on a 10-month… Read more »

July 21, 2020

Cause of grass fire northwest of Fort Pierre unknown

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – The cause of a grassland fire about six miles northwest of Fort Pierre early Monday afternoon is unknown at this time. Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief Tye Odden says local and federal firefighters responded. Vegetation on top may look lush and green, but Odden says there’s plenty… Read more »

July 21, 2020

Piedmont man identified in fatal crash west of Union Center

UNION CENTER, S.D. (Press Release) – A Piedmont, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Union Center. A 1998 Honda Civic was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 34 when it crossed the center line and into the path of a 1996 Peterbilt Tractor Trailer… Read more »

July 21, 2020

Plans in place for Brown County Summer Fest

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Final plans are now in place for the Brown County Summer Fest. The event takes place Aug. 7-16 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Brown County Commission Chair Rachel Kippley explained how Summer Fest came into being following the postponement of this year’s Brown County Fair. Kippley said the bulk of the… Read more »