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DES MOINES, IA. (KELO.com) — More than 40 Iowans were on cruise ships that may have been touched by the Coronavirus. Governor Kim Reynolds says they are being tested. There are now eight confirmed Coronavirus cases in Iowa. That may be only the beginning. Seven of the confirmed cases are in Johnson County, Iowa. The… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says he is concerned about the Department of Social Services because he is hearing more accounts of child abuse and truancy. Cwach says he does want to hear more from the department. Cwach says employee pay is a critical issue. Cwach says it could be a… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – No cases of the coronavirus have been detected in South Dakota, but the Pierre School District is still taking precautions. Supt. Dr. Kelly Glodt updated the school board at Monday nights’s meeting saying the district is seeing a higher amount of influenza than it normally does. Glodt says school custodians… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The slow snow melt has been just what the area has needed, but spring flooding concerns still persist. Laura Edwards, State Climatologist, said recent conditions have certainly helped eliminate some of the potential problems. However, there are still areas of major concern. Edwards said the main period for flooding has not… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – About 220 middle and high school students from northeast South Dakota will be on the Northern State University campus on Wednesday, March 18, for the National History Day regional competition. Students will present research projects as part of the competition, which will run from 8 a.m. to noon in the… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – For the past five years, Marty Sabolo has served as the director of residence life at Northern State University. During his time at Northern, he has helped foster a thriving community for the Northern students who live on campus as well as helped raise two new residence halls. Sabolo, appointed… Read more »
STURGIS, S.D. (KBHB) – Staffing for next year and the possible elimination of the gifted and talented program were hot topics at Monday night’s Meade 46-1 School Board meeting. Superintendent Jeff Simmons says 10 F.T.E.’s, or full time equivalents were under discussion. He says in the future, they’re concerned about open enrollment, especially at Stagebarn,… Read more »
WEBSTER, S.D. (Press Release) – The Day County Sheriff’s Office has suspended the search for the missing person, Richard “Butch” Carpenter in the Waubay/Bitter Lake area. The Day County Sheriff’s Office is pursuing other leads at this time. We are requesting that the public continue to be alert at this time for either Richard Carpenter… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Members of Agtegra’s Technical Rescue Team (TRT) from Highmore, S.D. were contacted Friday, March 6 just after 4 p.m. regarding a grain bin entrapment southwest of Harrold, S.D. Other members from the TRT were dispatched along with two rescue trailers – one from Huron and one from Highmore. Upon arrival,… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House has passed a proposal to require the statewide expansion of a crisis hotline designed for people in a mental crisis or struggling with addiction issues. But the House and Senate are at odds over who should pay for the bulk of its funding. The Senate passed a… Read more »
