ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The 2020 fall session of the South Dakota Stock Market Game concluded its 10-week trading session on Friday, December 11. Teams of student stock market investors receive a hypothetical $100,000 to perform online investing in real-time stocks, bonds and mutual funds. The program’s carefully integrated curriculum lets students experience the… Read more »
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Two men sentenced to 65 years in prison for fatal drug robbery
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A judge in Pennington County has sentenced two men to each spend 65 years in prison for killing a teenager during a drug robbery last year. Andre Martinez and Cole Waters, both 21, had earlier pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors to first-degree manslaughter in the death of 17-year-old… Read more »
State’s active cases drop by more than 2,200; one new death
PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Active COVID-19 cases dropped by more than 2,200 reaching its lowest level in more than seven weeks, hospitalizations also decreased and there was one new COVID-related death according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state had 594 confirmed cases and 2,824 recoveries, lowering the amount… Read more »
Noem will wait to get coronavirus vaccine until next year
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem plans to wait her turn to get a coronavirus vaccine, which will likely be sometime early next year. Her spokesman, Ian Fury, says the governor “will get the vaccine when it’s readily available, after those who need it the most have been given an opportunity to take it.”… Read more »
Rapid City continues to deal with robberies of gun shops
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A number of gun stores in the area have been the victims of robberies in recent months. First Stop Gun and Coin in downtown Rapid City was robbed in late September, and Sturgis Guns has been robbed twice since November, with over 20 guns reported as stolen from the single… Read more »
One killed, another injured in crash near Viborg
VIBORG, S.D. (Press Release) – One person died and another person was injured Wednesday night in a one-vehicle crash near Viborg. Names of the two people involved are not being released pending notification of family members. A 2020 Chevrolet Equinox was westbound on 459th Avenue when the driver lost control. The vehicle went off the… Read more »
Eighth Annual Lexy Becker Memorial Blood Drive is Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Eighth Annual Lexy Becker Memorial Blood Drive is set for Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Aberdeen Mall. Melissa Becker, whose daughter Lexy passed away in November of 2012, provides the details. Becker said the event is special to her because Lexy received more than 250 units of blood and 600… Read more »
Economy still growing, but slowing down
OMAHA, Neb. (WNAX) – The latest monthly report on the Mid America economy indicated it was still growing, but the pace was slowing. Ernie Goss, head of the Economic Forecasting Group at Creighton University in Omaha, says that slow growth is expected to continue. Goss says the pandemic will still have an impact on the… Read more »
Rapid City will be culling deer population
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – In an effort to both cut down on property damage and make a donation to those in need, Rapid City will be culling the local deer population. The harvest will be a total of 250 deer starting next month. City Parks Division manager Scott Anderson said. Hunters will use firearms… Read more »
Brookings City Council passes extension of mask mandate
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – The Brookings City Council passes a 60-day extension of the current pandemic restrictions that include a mask mandate and capacity restrictions on some businesses including bars and restaurants. Those measures were set to expire at the end of the month. SDSU Epidemiologist Bonny Specker says, of the 10 most populous counties… Read more »