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January 10, 2020

Missouri River runoff close to tying record

OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – Runoff last year into the Missouri River came very close to tying a record. Kevin Grode with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha totaled the numbers. Grode says December alone set some remarkable records. Grode says they are watching a growing snow pack on the plains. Grode says that snowpack is… Read more »

January 10, 2020

Lawmakers gearing up for legislative session

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Lawmakers are making plans for the start of the South Dakota legislative session next week. District 18 Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton will be in his second session and says he learned a lot last year. Cwach says he has some bills ready to file. Cwach says he also wants more… Read more »

January 9, 2020

Another injured man dropped off at Sioux Falls hospital

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) – Sioux Falls Police reported another emergency room drive-by dump off. This one occurred at Avera McKennan. Police say a man with a gunshot wound to the stomach was left there. Doctors took him into surgery. Authorities say he had serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Police don’t know if it is related… Read more »

January 9, 2020

Day, Clark counties added to FEMA assistance list

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Homeowners and renters in Aurora County may now register with FEMA for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and loss resulting from the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred Sept. 9 – 26, 2019. FEMA’s Individual Assistance program includes a range of aid such as emergency home… Read more »

January 9, 2020
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Authorities identify woman found near Missouri River

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – Authorities investigating the discovery of a body found along the Missouri River in Pierre Monday have learned the name of the woman found just off the Lewis and Clark Trail just east of the Down’s Marina Peninsula, according to Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz. Walz says the fingerprints were obtained by… Read more »

January 9, 2020

Minnesota man sentenced in sexual assault case in Sioux Falls

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in South Dakota for sexually assaulting a toddler. Seventy-eight-year-old Stephen Charles Schmidt earlier pleaded guilty to one count of sexual contact with a child under 16. In an agreement with prosecutors, two other charges were dismissed. Schmidt was indicted… Read more »

January 9, 2020

Influenza activity increases across South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) — Influenza activity continues to rise across South Dakota according to Dr. Joshua Clayton of the State Health Department. Clayton says the majority of the flu cases being seen are the Influenza-B strain. Flu cases are likely to reach their peak next month. Clayton says the zero flu-related deaths in South Dakota… Read more »

January 9, 2020
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Top selling vocalist, trombonist to perform at Jazz Festival

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The South Dakota Jazz Festival will be celebrating its 50th year on Thursday, Jan. 23. This year’s event will feature No. 1 selling vocalist and trombonist Aubrey Logan. The festival starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Harvey and Cynthia Jewett Theater at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of… Read more »