RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Last week, an officer with the Rapid City Police Department was accused of petty theft of cash from Central High School while serving in the capacity of a school resource officer. Matthew R. Hower, 41, has been fired from the police department following an RCPD review of surveillance video. RCPD Chief Don… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Summer interim committees of the South Dakota legislature will start meeting next month. One of those groups will be studying juvenile justice reform. Representative Mike Stevens of Yankton will be a member of that committee. Stevens says juvenile justice issues impact a wide segment. Stevens says they will be working closely with schools… Read more »

BIG STONE CITY, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Catholic Community Foundation is sponsoring the 27th annual Bishop’s Charity Fishing Tournament in June. Chairman Wade VanDover talks about how Big Stone City became one of the sites for this event. VanDover talks about how the event has grown. Proceeds for the fishing events benefit seminarian education. B J Schaefbauer… Read more »

MARION, S.D.(WNAX)- The damage assessments and recovery continue from the derecho that hit much of the region earlier this month. Brad Schardin, manager of Southeastern Electric based in Marion says they took a double hit. Schardin says they made repairs from the Wednesday storm. Schardin says about half their system was down during the worst… Read more »

COLUMBUS, O.H.(WNAX)- Studies now seem to confirm that this spring has been windier than normal. Aaron Wilson, a climatologist at Ohio State University, moderated this months North Central Region climate update. Wilson says the winds have put a lot of dust in the air. Wilson says the derecho earlier this month added to the high… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- At Monday night City Council meeting, 15-year-old Emma Keefe was awarded Heroine of the Year by the 40-8 Locale 146. Chef de Gare Ron Krogman details a series of firsts that led to saving the life of Emma’s mother Amanda. Krogman acknowledge that everyone involve are heroes. Keefe was trained on CPR by… Read more »

The Jim and Deborah Burdick Family of Redfield are once again sponsoring the Flags for Veterans Project in recognition of Memorial Day to honor all deceased veterans in Redfield by placing a flag on each veteran grave.   The Burdick Family graciously donates all the flags and keeps records of the veterans’ graves.  We thank them… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Members of the Aberdeen Area Child Protection Team are hosting a fundraiser at the Plaza on Tuesday. Amy Rehder talks about what the mission of the team is. Kelsey Guthmiller talks about the fundraiser. Guthmiller lists the sponsors that’s helping out with the event. The fundraiser runs from 11:30AM-1:30PM at the Market at… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Despite gas prices over four fifty a gallon nationally, surveys continue to show people planning to travel in large numbers this summer. South Dakota Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says they update their marketing almost continually. Hagen says they are working with tourism operators to help them devise deals to attract travelers. Hagen… Read more »

DES MOINES, I.A.(WNAX)- MidAmerican Energy will ask the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission for a natural gas rate increase. MidAmerican spokesman Geoff Greenwood says its needed for continued investments and improvements in their distribution system Greenwood says the actual price of natural gas can change very rapidly. Greenwood says its been a while since they… Read more »