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DAKOTA RADIO GROUP (PIERRE, SD): South Dakota Highway Patrol Major Rick Miller will be promoted to Colonel and will officially take the helm of the Patrol during a state Capitol Rotunda ceremony tomorrow (Fri.) morning. Miller takes over from Craig Price who is now the Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. Miller… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken, on Thursday, took the first Uber ride in South Dakota. “We’re excited to welcome Uber to our market,” TenHaken enthused as he took off for the ride ‘live’ on his Facebook page. South Dakota is the last state to get the ride-sharing service. Lyft has… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Health care workers are in especially high demand in South Dakota. Avera Health Director of Human Services Kim Jensen says they need nurses at all levels. Jensen says they also have openings for technical and medical specialists. Jensen says physicians are also another high priority. Avera has over 9,000 employees… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – An 18 wheeler tried, but failed to pass under the notoriously low Pierre Railroad Viaduct Thursday morning. Pierre Police Captain Bryan Walz says the incident happened just before 6 a.m. Walz says the truck was carrying pallets of bottled water. Walz says he’s seen many trucks meet their match under the… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Legendary animator Ron Campbell will be bringing his talents to Aberdeen next week during the Pop Up Art Show. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 26 at the ARCC Gallery, 225 Third Ave. S.E. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day with Campbell… Read more »
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) applauds the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to move up the date producers can hay, graze and chop cover crops grown on prevent plant acres this year to Sept. 1 rather than the original date of Nov. 1. “This is very… Read more »
South Dakota Farmers Union has served South Dakota farm and ranch families for more than a century. Throughout the year, we share their stories in order to highlight the families who make up our state’s No. 1 industry and help feed the world. This month we highlight the Beitelspacher family who farms near Bowdle, Bryce,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) will be in Aberdeen Friday, June 21, to attend an agriculture roundtable at Agtegra, before meeting with the Aberdeen Homebuilders Association. Thune will be at the Agtegra Roundtable, 908 S. Lamont St., at 2:30 p.m., before attending the Aberdeen Homebuilders Association Meeting, 320 S. Main St.,… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – A Kansas man was arrested following a high-speed chase through Aberdeen in the early morning hours of Thursday, June 20. Eric Duven, Captain with the Aberdeen Police Department, said that the chase started about 1:55 a.m. on north Highway 281. A driver in a Toyota Tacoma led officers on a pursuit… Read more »
PHILIP, S.D. (Press Release) – A Blunt, S.D., woman has been identified as the victim in a two-vehicle crash that occurred last Friday afternoon east of Philip. A 2007 Ford Edge, pulling a boat on a trailer, was westbound on U.S. Highway 14 when it slowed down in an attempt to pull into a driveway.… Read more »
