News Category: Local News

Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman provides update the city & preview the State of the City Address

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman appeared on KSDN-AM to talk about the status of the city & to preview the State of the City Address he will deliver on Thursday. Mayor Schaunaman express his views on the mask resolution that is in place here in the city. Mayor Schaunaman deliver the news… Read more »

Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman provides update the city & preview the State of the City Address

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Tuesday Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman appeared on KSDN-AM to talk about the status of the city & to preview the State of the City Address he will deliver on Thursday. Mayor Schaunaman express his views on the mask resolution that is in place here in the city. Mayor Schaunaman deliver the news… Read more »

House amends Impeachment Resolution to allow due process

Pierre, SD(Press Release) –Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch has released a new amendment to House Resolution 7001 which lays out the articles of impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Speaker Gosch’s amendment removes the articles and states: After a conviction, or plea of guilty, or nolo contendere, or acquittal in case number 34MAG21-00001, State… Read more »

House amends Impeachment Resolution to allow due process

Pierre, SD(Press Release) –Speaker of the House Spencer Gosch has released a new amendment to House Resolution 7001 which lays out the articles of impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Speaker Gosch’s amendment removes the articles and states: After a conviction, or plea of guilty, or nolo contendere, or acquittal in case number 34MAG21-00001, State… Read more »

SD Senate Judiciary Committee kill the open fields doctine bill

PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday unanimously kills a bill that would have changed the open fields doctrine in South Dakota. U.S. law holds that Game, Fish and Parks Administration conservation officers can go onto private land without permission. House Bill 1140 would require landowner permission in most cases. The measure was supported by… Read more »

SD Senate Judiciary Committee kill the open fields doctine bill

PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday unanimously kills a bill that would have changed the open fields doctrine in South Dakota. U.S. law holds that Game, Fish and Parks Administration conservation officers can go onto private land without permission. House Bill 1140 would require landowner permission in most cases. The measure was supported by… Read more »

Decommissioning of Lourdes Hall to begin this spring

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) — Early this spring, Avera St. Luke’s will begin to decommission Lourdes Hall, including the archway that connects the historical building to the main hospital, and the former Northeastern Mental Health buildings that are within Avera St. Luke’s main campus. Although Lourdes Hall has been on the Avera campus since 1941, it… Read more »

Decommissioning of Lourdes Hall to begin this spring

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) — Early this spring, Avera St. Luke’s will begin to decommission Lourdes Hall, including the archway that connects the historical building to the main hospital, and the former Northeastern Mental Health buildings that are within Avera St. Luke’s main campus. Although Lourdes Hall has been on the Avera campus since 1941, it… Read more »

BASEC Welcomes News Board Member Tony Haarstad

(Doland, SD)(Press Release) – BASEC (Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community) recently added a new member to their Board of Directors: Tony Haarstad. Haarstad joined the BASEC board in January, 2021. He and his wife, Kathy, live in Iroquois, SD, where he is a realtor. They have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. “Being born and raised,… Read more »

BASEC Welcomes News Board Member Tony Haarstad

(Doland, SD)(Press Release) – BASEC (Beadle and Spink Enterprise Community) recently added a new member to their Board of Directors: Tony Haarstad. Haarstad joined the BASEC board in January, 2021. He and his wife, Kathy, live in Iroquois, SD, where he is a realtor. They have 3 children and 6 grandchildren. “Being born and raised,… Read more »

SD Dept of Health reported no new COVID-19 deaths for the 2nd straight day

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations stayed the same, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death total currently at 1,888. The state had 182 new cases and 125 recoveries, increasing active infections to 1,975. Those hospitalized in… Read more »

SD Dept of Health reported no new COVID-19 deaths for the 2nd straight day

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported no new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations stayed the same, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The death total currently at 1,888. The state had 182 new cases and 125 recoveries, increasing active infections to 1,975. Those hospitalized in… Read more »

Tim Toomey appointed new Watertown Police Chief

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)– Tim Toomey has been named Watertown’s next police chief. The action came on a unanimous vote at Monday night’s city council meeting. Toomey, whose been the assistant chief for the past eight years, replaces Police Chief Lee McPeek, who retires next month after 27 years with the department. Mayor Sarah Caron was asked… Read more »

Tim Toomey appointed new Watertown Police Chief

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)– Tim Toomey has been named Watertown’s next police chief. The action came on a unanimous vote at Monday night’s city council meeting. Toomey, whose been the assistant chief for the past eight years, replaces Police Chief Lee McPeek, who retires next month after 27 years with the department. Mayor Sarah Caron was asked… Read more »

Marty Jackley talks about his decision to run for SD Attorney General in 2022

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – An eye opening political announcement was made Monday when former South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he will run again for his old job in 2022. Jackley’s announcement comes as current Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces calls for his resignation and potential impeachment for his involvement in a fatal car… Read more »

Marty Jackley talks about his decision to run for SD Attorney General in 2022

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – An eye opening political announcement was made Monday when former South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says he will run again for his old job in 2022. Jackley’s announcement comes as current Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg faces calls for his resignation and potential impeachment for his involvement in a fatal car… Read more »

2022 budget bill expected to be debated next week at the SD legislature

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators are heading into crunch time, as they hit the final two weeks of the main run of the 2021 session. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, says they are still pulling all the spending bills together. Hunhoff says they are still hearing requests for all the… Read more »

2022 budget bill expected to be debated next week at the SD legislature

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota legislators are heading into crunch time, as they hit the final two weeks of the main run of the 2021 session. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, says they are still pulling all the spending bills together. Hunhoff says they are still hearing requests for all the… Read more »

SD 10-man House committee to begin hearings on Articles of Impeachment of AG Ravnsborg

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A South Dakota House Committee will begin hearings this week on Articles of Impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. That follows the release last week of several hours of investigative interviews with the Attorney General in connection with car – pedestrian death of Joe Boever of Highmore last September. South Dakota House Speaker… Read more »

SD 10-man House committee to begin hearings on Articles of Impeachment of AG Ravnsborg

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- A South Dakota House Committee will begin hearings this week on Articles of Impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. That follows the release last week of several hours of investigative interviews with the Attorney General in connection with car – pedestrian death of Joe Boever of Highmore last September. South Dakota House Speaker… Read more »