ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Dacotah Prairie Museum is hosting a Harvest Stroll on Saturday, Oct. 3. The event, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., is free and open to the public. Patricia Kendall, museum director, talked about the event. Kendall provided details about some of those stations. There will also be a… Read more »
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Talks will focus on COVID funding at today’s Appropriations meeting
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KXLG) – This week several interim committees met ahead of a possible special legislative session which is set to begin on Oct. 5th to discuss the use of Federal CARES Act funding. South Dakota received $1.2 billion dollars from the federal government to help pay for Coronavirus related costs. Today the joint committee… Read more »
Thune wishes President would stop talking about mail in ballots
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – President Trump continues to criticize the use of mail in ballots, suggesting that if he loses, the election is “rigged.” South Dakota Senator John Thune says the President could turn off some of his own voters. Thune says people have to have confidence in the election process. Thune says voting issues… Read more »
Police investigating death of 43-year-old woman
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman found Monday evening. Aberdeen Police Department Capt. Tanner Jondahl said officers were called to a home on Fourth Avenue Southwest at 8:02 p.m. The initial call was for an unconscious person. When law enforcement and medics arrived they found… Read more »
Various committees meeting before Monday’s special session
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A number of interim committees met ahead of the South Dakota special legislative session set to begin next Monday. Senator Craig Kennedy of Yankton was on the interim Commerce & Energy Committee. Kennedy says the federal money the state got came with lots of rules. Kennedy says the interim committees gave… Read more »
Yankton physician says long way to go to get back to normal
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The surge in positive coronavirus cases continues in South Dakota with active cases now totaling around 3,700. Yankton Doctor Mike Pietila says they are seeing many of those patients end up in the Intensive Care Units. Pietila says some schools are seeing the impacts of wearing or not wearing face masks.… Read more »
Yankton commission approves agreement with Bon Homme County jail
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Yankton City Commission approved an agreement with Bon Homme County to house city prisoners in the county jail in Tyndall. Yankton City Attorney Ross Den Herder says due to coronavirus restrictions, the Yankton County Jail doesn’t have room for city prisoners. Den Herder says the city needs the agreement with… Read more »
Rapid City firefighters deployed to high-profile wildfires
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Nine firefighters from the Rapid City Fire Department have been deployed across state lines to work on four high-profile wildfires. Rapid City Fire Department Public Information Officer Lt. Jim Bussell shared details about the deployments and the responsibilities they were given. Bussell said despite firefighter deployment, there is still work… Read more »
Highway department will get $9M in final 2021 county budget
ABERDEEN, S.D. (By Elisa Sand esand@aberdeennews.com) – Brown County commissioners raised the highway budget to $9 million before agreeing to the final adoption of the county’s 2021 budget Tuesday. The county highway department took a $3.5 million budgetary hit in 2020, as commissioners evaluated the best way to address a $4 million deficit. That reduced… Read more »
Deadline for buffer strip property tax incentive approaching
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) — The South Dakota Department of Revenue reminds landowners that applications for the riparian buffer strip property tax incentive must be submitted by Oct. 15, 2020. Under Senate Bill 66, which Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed into law in 2017, eligible riparian buffer strips are assessed at 60 percent of the land’s… Read more »