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June 2, 2020

Sturgis City Council seeking input on holding rally

STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – For more than a month, the Sturgis City Council has been seeking input from a variety of sources on whether the City of Sturgis should host the 80th Anniversary City of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. City leaders say the decision is incredibly complex as it has a multitude of impacts within Sturgis… Read more »

June 2, 2020

Business index improves, still at recessionary level

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The May Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index improved from April but is still at a recessionary level. Ernie Goss, director of Creighton University’s Economic Forecasting Group, compiles the numbers. Goss says this recession has hit consumer spending harder. Goss says the May employment index continued to indicate job losses, but… Read more »

June 2, 2020
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Area quickly transitions into summer

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – June started out with a bang as temperatures soared into the 90s on Monday. The area quickly transitioned from spring into summer, which is not uncommon according to Ryan Vipond, Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen. He said that while the first day of June started out hot, it… Read more »

June 1, 2020

No new COVID-19 deaths reported in state

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (By Lisa Kaczke Sioux Falls Argus Leader) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Dakota surpassed 5,000 on Monday while no new deaths were reported. COVID-19 cases increased by 41 on Monday for a total of 5,034 cases, according to the South Dakota Department of Health. That doesn’t include people who… Read more »

June 1, 2020
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Media availability call at 11:45 on KSDN

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.

June 1, 2020

Two sentenced in connection to storage unit burglaries

ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand [email protected]) – Two women arrested in connection to a series of storage unit burglaries in October were sentenced recently in Brown County. Police reports at the time indicate that storage units at seven different locations were affected during a two-week stretch. Alicia Y. Stevens, 24, of Aberdeen pleaded guilty to… Read more »

June 1, 2020

No one injured in Aberdeen house fire

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – On Satruday, May 30, at 5:37 p.m., Aberdeen Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire involving a single family home at 1111 S. Cochrane Street. A neighbor noticed smoke coming from this home and alerted the owners who were outside at the time. Upon arrival, fire crews found smoke coming… Read more »

June 1, 2020

Many people still want to vote at polling places

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Voting by mail has become a hot button issue in some states. While he doesn’t see it happening anytime soon in South Dakota, Secretary of State Steve Barnett says he has had talks with other states on their systems. Barnett says many people still want to vote at the polling places.… Read more »