SELBY, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – A month after a lawsuit was filed in federal court questioning the safety of the Walworth County Jail in Selby, commissioners voted to close the facility. At their meeting Tuesday, county commissioners agreed to add an emergency motion to their agenda following an executive session during which legal… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – During Monday’s special session, democratic legislators attempted to amend the spending resolution to move more money to COVID-19 testing and tracing. Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says the state is falling far short in overall testing. Cwach says more testing would solve a lot of problems. Cwach says more testing would… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota lawmakers signed off on recommendations of the Joint Committee on Appropriations during the special session Monday. Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, a member of the JCA, says they put a lot of work into those spending decisions.   The state got over $1.2 billion from the federal government for… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Rapid City City Council after much discussion voted to continue urban hens until at least mid-November on a 6-3 vote. The issue was not without controversy, with both advocates and opponents in attendance to plea their case for or against urban birds. Some of the complaints include issues of sound,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Power production is changing rapidly across the country and regulators are sometimes scrambling to keep up. South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Gary Hanson says the state is seeing a boom in renewable energy projects. Hanson says the PUC also works with legislators on consumer protection legislation. Hanson says there is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Supreme Court will decide whether the city of Pierre and its fire department are liable for a traffic crash that caused permanent damages to a motorcycle driver and a passenger. Fire department volunteer Gerrit Tronvold was driving to a training session in 2016 when he ran a stop… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A new learning tool offers Northern State University education students the chance to experience the classroom using virtual reality. The Mursion Virtual Reality Simulation offers an innovative approach for teacher candidates to acquire and practice new skills, said NSU Assistant Professor of Education Dr. Anna Schwan. Schwan brought the technology… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state’s number of active COVID-19 cases dropped by nearly 100 and there were no new COVID-related deaths in the totals released by the South Dakota Department of Health today. The state reported 278 new cases and 373 new recoveries, lowering the amount of active infections to 4,179 (there were 3,684… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – An Aberdeen man has been identified as the person who died Friday afternoon in a truck-train crash west of Aberdeen. A 2016 Mack semi-truck and trailer, loaded with soybeans, was northbound on 379th Avenue when it crossed the public train crossing just north of U.S. Highway 12. The truck and… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Presentation College is hosting a Native American Day Chalk Walk on Sunday, Oct. 11 on campus. The free event runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stephanie Nora, Human Services Program Director and Chair of PC Diversity, said the goal is to have the campus decorated for Native American Day on… Read more »