WATERTOWN, S.D. — At approximately 6:30 pm Wednesday evening Police officers were called to a residence in Southwest Watertown where a gunshot wound was reported. On arrival officers located a male party that had been shot in the face. Watertown Police Department Captain Kirk Ellis says that Watertown Fire Rescue transported the victim to Prairie… Read more »
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South Dakota National Guard unit to deploy to Cuba
RAPID CITY, S.D.(Press Release)– The South Dakota National Guard’s 235th Military Police Company has received a mobilization order for a 12-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, beginning in January 2022. About 115 Soldiers with the Rapid City and Sioux Falls-based unit will provide detention operations support to Joint Task Force Guantanamo. The unit will report… Read more »
USD School of Law welcomes freshmen this week
VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- Students are back on campus in Vermillion as the USD School of Law welcomed incoming freshmen this week. Law School Dean Neil Fulton says it’s another large class with eighty new students. Fulton says it’s a good mix of students from in and out of state. Fulton says they try to set realistic… Read more »
South Dakota voters still waiting decision on State Supreme Court ruling on recreational marijuana
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments in April over the constitutionality of “Amendment A”, the recreational marijuana issue that was approved by voters last November. The court has not yet issued a decision in the case. Senator Art Rusch of Vermillion says the time frame is not unusual. Rusch says the Justices… Read more »
Enplanement figure released for July at the Pierre Airport
PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Over 1900 people flew out of the Pierre Regional Airport last month. City commissioner Jamie Huizenga (hi-zin-ga) says it was the first month of having two commercial air service companies operating flights from Pierre to Denver. Huizenga says so far this year, over 7000 people have started their travels from Pierre. At the… Read more »
Prep work continuing for the upcoming motorcycle rally
STURGIS, S.D.(KOTA & KBHB) With over a million people expected in the Black Hills for the Sturgis Rally, the South Dakota Task Force 1 will gather to train in Rapid City – just in case their expertise is needed on scene. Tessa Jaeger, public information officer for the Rapid City Fire Department, said the task… Read more »
Aberdeen man gets suspended prison sentence for possession of child pornography
ABERDEEN, S.D.(Aberdeen American News)- An Aberdeen man has admitted to four charges of possession of child pornography. On each charge, Alex Bartlett, 27, was sentenced to 60 days in prison, received a 10-year suspended prison sentence and was placed on probation for six years. His sentences run concurrently, and he was fined a total of … Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports 7 new COVID-19 related deaths
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 7 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations increased through Tuesday, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,050. The state had 374 new cases(last week 269) and 146 recoveries(last week 122), increasing active infections to 657(last week 434).… Read more »
US Department of Transportation’s lack of response to EAS request could impact Senator Thune’s nomination vote
WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- The lack of response to a re-bidding request for Pierre and Watertown’s Essential Air Service routes may impact South Dakota Senator John Thune’s vote on the nomination of Carol Petsonk as Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs. Thune says he doesn’t understand U-S DOT’s decision to award the two-year E-A-S contract to… Read more »
Recap of the Mental Health of First Responders meeting Tuesday in Pierre
PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Legislators on an interim committee heard about issues finding and keeping volunteer first responders. Appearing before the “Mental Health of First Responders” Task Force, Jerome Harvey, Fire Administrator for Pennington County said finding volunteers has become much more difficult. People from all over the country are moving to the state and Black Hills.… Read more »