News Category: Local News

Update on levels at the Missouri River at Gavins Point Dam

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- Missouri River and reservoir levels are expected to continue to drop further into fall. Mike Swenson with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha says Gavins Point Dam releases will hold steady for the next few weeks. Releases from Gavins Point will be reduced to twelve thousand cubic feet per second this winter. Swenson… Read more »

Update on levels at the Missouri River at Gavins Point Dam

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- Missouri River and reservoir levels are expected to continue to drop further into fall. Mike Swenson with the Corps of Engineers in Omaha says Gavins Point Dam releases will hold steady for the next few weeks. Releases from Gavins Point will be reduced to twelve thousand cubic feet per second this winter. Swenson… Read more »

Russell Graeff running for Senate seat in District 19

SCOTLAND, S.D.(WNAX)- Russell Graeff of Scotland jumped into the District 19 Senate race at the late filing deadline, running as a democrat. He says he wants voters to have a choice. Graeff says there are some local issues that need attention. Graeff says while he knows his chances of winning are slim, he wants to… Read more »

Russell Graeff running for Senate seat in District 19

SCOTLAND, S.D.(WNAX)- Russell Graeff of Scotland jumped into the District 19 Senate race at the late filing deadline, running as a democrat. He says he wants voters to have a choice. Graeff says there are some local issues that need attention. Graeff says while he knows his chances of winning are slim, he wants to… Read more »

Construction underway on the new elementary school in Vermillion

VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- Construction of the new elementary school in Vermillion is underway despite rising costs and supply chain issues. Superintendent Damon Alvey says they have a lot of the dirt work done. Alvey says the costs of almost all construction materials continues to rise. Alvey says there is a long lead time in getting much… Read more »

Construction underway on the new elementary school in Vermillion

VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- Construction of the new elementary school in Vermillion is underway despite rising costs and supply chain issues. Superintendent Damon Alvey says they have a lot of the dirt work done. Alvey says the costs of almost all construction materials continues to rise. Alvey says there is a long lead time in getting much… Read more »

NSU to host a Fall Internship & Career Fair Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The fall Aberdeen Area and NSU Internship & Career Fair will be held on Thursday, September 22 from 11 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm in the Avera Student Center on the NSU campus. This event was formerly known as the Aberdeen Area and NSU Job Fair.… Read more »

NSU to host a Fall Internship & Career Fair Thursday

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The fall Aberdeen Area and NSU Internship & Career Fair will be held on Thursday, September 22 from 11 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm in the Avera Student Center on the NSU campus. This event was formerly known as the Aberdeen Area and NSU Job Fair.… Read more »

2022 ABBY Award Winners

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Win(ers of the 28th annual ABBY Awards were announced Thursday, September 15 during the event at the Dakota Event Center. The ABBY Awards program is hosted by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Aberdeen Development Corporation. It recognizes outstanding businesses and organizations in Aberdeen and the surrounding… Read more »

2022 ABBY Award Winners

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – Win(ers of the 28th annual ABBY Awards were announced Thursday, September 15 during the event at the Dakota Event Center. The ABBY Awards program is hosted by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Aberdeen Development Corporation. It recognizes outstanding businesses and organizations in Aberdeen and the surrounding… Read more »

Washington man steals a police car in Mitchell

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- A Washington man was arrested after stealing a police car in Mitchell. At around 11 PM on Wednesday night, an officer responded to a call involving a male subject in the 500 block of North Foster. During the investigation, the subject, Lyndon Sohappy of Yakima, Washington, was detained and placed in the back… Read more »

Washington man steals a police car in Mitchell

MITCHELL, S.D.(KMIT)- A Washington man was arrested after stealing a police car in Mitchell. At around 11 PM on Wednesday night, an officer responded to a call involving a male subject in the 500 block of North Foster. During the investigation, the subject, Lyndon Sohappy of Yakima, Washington, was detained and placed in the back… Read more »

Aberdeen Downtown Association hosting Third Thursday event tonight

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Today, the Aberdeen Downtown Association is doing a Third Thursday event in Aberdeen.  Executive Director Shelley Westra-Heier offers a preview. Westra-Heier talks about the meaning of Third Thursday. Westra-Heier talks about the concert being played tonight. Westra-Heier discuss the vendors that are going to be there. Rain is in the forecast so if… Read more »

Aberdeen Downtown Association hosting Third Thursday event tonight

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Today, the Aberdeen Downtown Association is doing a Third Thursday event in Aberdeen.  Executive Director Shelley Westra-Heier offers a preview. Westra-Heier talks about the meaning of Third Thursday. Westra-Heier talks about the concert being played tonight. Westra-Heier discuss the vendors that are going to be there. Rain is in the forecast so if… Read more »

Names released in the one vehicle crash southwest of Sissetion that killed three people

SISSETON, S.D.(Press Release)- Three Sisseton, SD., residents have been identified as the persons who died in a one-vehicle crash late Saturday night southwest of Sisseton. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2012 Chevrolet Impala was southbound on Roberts County Road 28 when it left the roadway and entered the west ditch. The vehicle struck an… Read more »

Names released in the one vehicle crash southwest of Sissetion that killed three people

SISSETON, S.D.(Press Release)- Three Sisseton, SD., residents have been identified as the persons who died in a one-vehicle crash late Saturday night southwest of Sisseton. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2012 Chevrolet Impala was southbound on Roberts County Road 28 when it left the roadway and entered the west ditch. The vehicle struck an… Read more »

Aberdeen man sentenced for rape, attempted rape gets concurrent 10-year sentences

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- An Aberdeen man convicted on a count of attempted rape in 2021 pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge of rape and was recently sentenced on both charges. Clinton Bear Shield, 23, was sentenced to concurrent 10-year prison terms with four years suspended. He was given credit for 312 days served and… Read more »

Aberdeen man sentenced for rape, attempted rape gets concurrent 10-year sentences

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- An Aberdeen man convicted on a count of attempted rape in 2021 pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge of rape and was recently sentenced on both charges. Clinton Bear Shield, 23, was sentenced to concurrent 10-year prison terms with four years suspended. He was given credit for 312 days served and… Read more »

Zebra mussels a major concern in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The state can’t do much more than slow the spread of zebra mussels and other invasive species. South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department Wildlife Division Director Tom Kirschenmann says they are relying on information and education. Kirschenmann told the Government Operations and Audit Committee that they can’t spend enough to have an… Read more »

Zebra mussels a major concern in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The state can’t do much more than slow the spread of zebra mussels and other invasive species. South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Department Wildlife Division Director Tom Kirschenmann says they are relying on information and education. Kirschenmann told the Government Operations and Audit Committee that they can’t spend enough to have an… Read more »