The latest in station news.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — All Shopko stores in the Dakotas will be closing by mid-June, as the Wisconsin-based retail chain has decided to close its remaining 120 department stores around the country. The retailer filed for bankruptcy protection in January and began announcing store closings, including closings in about a dozen communities in North Dakota… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KSOO) – An ATM technician and Sioux Falls police have foiled the plans of a thief who was looking to steal bank card information by installing a skimmer on at ATM near 41st and Sycamore in Sioux Falls. A customer having difficulty using the ATM was reported to the bank on Monday… Read more »
VERMILLION, S.D. (WNAX) – The University of South Dakota Law School is rebounding from some lean years. The bar passage rate of its graduates fell for several years in a row, then accreditation was threatened along with its finances. A committee studying the school contemplated a move to Sioux Falls. Incoming Dean, Neil Fulton says… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The main run of the 2019 South Dakota legislative session ended in the early morning hours last Wednesday by passing the budget and leaving to avoid the incoming blizzard. Democratic Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says he didn’t expect that kind of ending. The budget provides more money for nursing homes… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – There is a new service now available to the residents of the county. Brown County Emergency Management has partnered with South Dakota Helpline Center (211) to provide “Public Impact Text Alerts.” Individuals can sign up to receive text messages that for things that are impacting the county. Patti Woods, Assistant Brown… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The level of Lewis & Clark Lake behind Gavins Point Dam is not dropping as fast as the Corps of Engineers had planned so they are adjusting. Kevin Grody is with the Missouri River Water Management Office in Omaha. The pool had risen to a record of over 1,212 feet. The… Read more »
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – As flooded rivers start to drop, it looks like more water will soon be flowing downstream. Kevin Low (rhymes with wow) with the National Weather Service Missouri River Basin Forecast Center says many rivers feeding into the Missouri River will be rising again. Low says several of those rivers will show… Read more »
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Press Release) – The record flooding in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota has decimated many homes, businesses and vehicles. Unfortunately, “travelers” (out of town contractors) are likely to be showing up in the hardest hit areas warns the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Nebraska, South Dakota, The Kansas Plains and Southwest Iowa.… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 8 a.m. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 the City Street Department will continue the process of widening Roadways. The process will require temporarily prohibiting parking in the following areas: South Grant St from 15th Avenue SE to 17th Avenue SE 5th Avenue SE from South State St… Read more »
ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Northern State University Chamber Singers will celebrate the 334th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach with the eighth annual “Bach’s Lunch” on Wednesday, March 20. The concert will begin at noon at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1620 Milwaukee Ave. S.E. Bach’s Lunch will feature the NSU Chamber Singers, under the direction of… Read more »
