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April 22, 2024

Governor Noem react to being banned on some tribal lands

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–It’s no secret that relations between Governor Kristi Noem and tribal leaders in South Dakota are strained. The rift grew even wider recently when the governor said drug cartels are doing big business on reservation land, and tribal leaders are turning a blind eye to it. During a stop in Watertown Friday, KWAT Radio… Read more »

April 20, 2024

Primary Election Candidate Forum will be May 4th

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce and the League of Women Voters of the Aberdeen Area invite you to attend a Primary Election Candidate Forum with candidates running for SD State Legislature and Brown County Commission. The forum will be on Saturday, May 4th starting at 9:00 am and ending at… Read more »

April 20, 2024

Monthly survey of bankers in Mid-America region continue to show pessimism

OMAHA, N.E.(KELO)- Yet another month in negative territory. That’s the outcome of Creighton University’s monthly survey of small community bankers in our ten-state region. Economist Ernie Goss says high interest rates and low farm commodity prices are to blame. Bankers in the survey say they’re very pessimistic about the prospects of economic growth for the… Read more »

April 20, 2024

Flights out of Pierre might be cheaper usind United Airlines

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Flights out of Pierre might be getting less expensive if flying on United Airlines.  It was some good news to come out of a visit to Pierre by Denver Air Connection’s Vice President of Corporate Strategy Jon Coleman. Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says the changes could beat the… Read more »

April 20, 2024

Pierre woman selected to ba part of the 437 Project

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A Pierre woman has been selected as one of 12 individuals to take part in the 2024 437 Project.  Jessica Rumpca says the 437 Project’s goal is to raise mental health and suicide prevention awareness. Rumpca has been running for nearly two decades including two Boston Marahtons in 2016 and 17 and was… Read more »

April 20, 2024

Historic Preservation Grant awarded to the Brown County Courthouse

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)— The Brown County Courthouse in Aberdeen recently was awarded a matching grant from the South Dakota State Historical Society, as announced by Jenna Carlson Dietmeier, interim State Historic Preservation Officer. The grants are awarded through the State Historical Society’s Deadwood Fund grant program. Funding for the program is from Deadwood gaming revenue… Read more »

April 20, 2024

Senator Rohl selected for National Leadership Program in Virginia

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- South Dakota Senator Michael Rohl, R- Aberdeen, has been selected to participate in the 20th Annual Emerging Legislative Leaders Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. The Emerging Legislative Leaders Program is the result of a collaborative effort between the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF) and the University of Virginia’s… Read more »

April 19, 2024

Bishop Dudley Hospitality House Expansion

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) It’s a three and a half-million dollar fundraising drive aimed at emergency housing for families. The Bishop Dudley Hospitality House already houses up to 100 individuals in its downtown Sioux Falls center. Now, through a partnership with Interlakes Community Action, it will be able to shelter up to ten families per… Read more »