HURON, S.D.(KOKK)- As the 2023 South Dakota State Fair was wrapping up on Labor Day afternoon a large structure fire ignited at a Huron Business.  The scene was met with a second tragic event in the line of duty death of an area firefighter.  On Tuesday September 5th Huron Fire Chief Ron Hines gave an… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen City Council passed the first reading on next year’s budget.  City Manager Joe Gaa explains that this budget is balanced. The Aberdeen City Council members started placing amendments to the budget starting with Councilman David Novstrup amendment impacting economic development. City Manager Gaa express his opposition to adding new staff members… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(Press Release) — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) Tuesday joined several of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn President Biden’s reckless income-driven repayment (IDR) rule that would forgive student loan balances after 10 years of payments for certain borrowers, including those in high-income households. On June 30,… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city-wide ground spray for mosquitoes on Wednesday, August 6th between the hours of 8:00 pm and 12:00 am.  West Nile Virus has been identified in Aberdeen and city officials urge citizens to take reasonable precautions to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.  You can reduce the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Delta Kappa Gamma Aberdeen chapter will be hosting a book sale beginning on Thursday at the Wylie Park Pavillion. Member, Sue Jerde explains what the organization does. Jerde runs down the dates & times for the book sale at Wylie. Most books will cost anywhere between a quarter to as much as… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Tuesday’s Brown County Commission meeting,weekly meeting.  The manager of the Brown County Fair, Rachel Kippley  provided an update on what the fair is doing in regards to ticket agencies used for the Grandstand events. Kippley also address the issues they’re having with Showclix. Reminder, there will be no Brown County Commission next… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KELO)- They won big settlements against big tobacco…now they’re going after e-cigarettes. Attorney General Marty Jackley is helping to lead a group of 33 Attorneys General. They’re asking the FDA to crack down on the e-cig industry. Much like the case against big tobacco, Jackley and his colleagues are trying to protect the next… Read more »

HURON, S.D.(KELO)-The South Dakota State Fair took place over Labor Day weekend. That means it’s time for a lot of farmers to take a break and compare notes on their crops. State Agriculture Secretary Hunter Roberts says it’s been a year of “almost” in many places. Things looked tough early in the eastern part of… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(KJJQ)- The economy in the nine-state Mid America region that includes South Dakota increased slightly in August but is not back in growth mode. Creighton University Economist Ernie Goss oversees the monthly survey of supply managers. He says hiring has slowed and the labor market is looking less and less positive. What does the… Read more »

ROBERTS COUNTY, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Two North Dakota men were arrested when a traffic stop near Sisseton led to the discovery of drugs early Sunday. Early in the morning, Officer Malcolm Edgar of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Tribal Police Department and Deputy Trevor Mishler of the Roberts County Sheriff’s Office found a vehicle in Roberts… Read more »