Dakota News Now spoke with meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Iowa and Nebraska where dangerous flooding and destructive tornadoes have been notably frequent this year.
The Minnesota Department of Health reported that statewide rabies cases are the highest they’ve been in a long time and specifically with skunks, it’s the biggest increase in cases in around twenty years.
An equestrian Olympics was held on Thursday in the Hub City. These Olympians are individuals with disabilities from throughout the area who have found a “better self” by working with horses.
4-H kids everywhere show off their projects for the year at events like the state fair, Brown County Fair, or just a county event, like in Spink County.
The application deadline for the 2024 pronghorn lottery is August 7. Applicants can apply online on the Game and Fish Department’s website at gf.nd.gov
Five regional airports are vital to their communities throughout South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the largest and best known, with the others being Rapid City, Pierre, Aberdeen, and Watertown.
A major industry for South Dakota is agriculture. One part of the Farmer’s Union’s mission is to prepare youth to carry on the agricultural heritage of the state.
Thirteen locations in South Dakota have received state grants for day care. Spink County is one of those recipients. Work has begun to convert an old bank building into a new day care center to serve Spink County. The nearly quarter million dollar grant will go towards the Spink County Day Care that can serve families of county workers and, or residents of Spink.
The Blue Dog Lake Homeowners Association has long been concerned about the lack of maintenance at a public access area. This public access area has been neglected and the local residents are hoping it can be brought up to speed in the not-too-distant future.
The Aberdeen YMCA and Camp DreamMakers have partnered to provide a wonderful experience for all-ability youth in the area. Tuesday’s adventure was to Storybook Land.
Both health systems are motivated to make the merger happen for different reasons, but they share common goals of expanding their operations and providing better care.
Therapeutic horseback riding for children with challenges has been around for quite some time, but it’s put into full practice in Aberdeen at the Spurs Therapeutic Horse Riding Ranch.
Many fireworks shows in the area have had to be postponed due to weather. However, Dakota News Now got a look behind the scenes during the Mina Lake setup Wednesday night.
A summer program in Aberdeen gives kids a ‘nature acre’ to explore and learn and to be able to learn how nature works. The students also learn how to plant and cook their own vegetables.
Normally, a small river that drains into the Missouri River has turned into a dangerous river whose banks continue to get wider. Large chunks of soft soil have been eroded away, slowly getting closer to residencies.
The farm teams for the Baltimore Orioles that played at Pheasant Field have since vanished, but a newly installed historic marker is commemorating them.
Remus said the division will continue to monitor the reservoir’s inflows as much as the division can without impacting the operation of the Gavins Point Project.
Homes, basements, city parks, streets, highways and even parts of the interstate were inundated with water on Friday after hours of rainfall left much of the Dakota News Now viewing area flooded.
We don’t think about it when we turn on the faucet and out comes water, but Rob Rieger, the Huron Water and Sewer Superintendent, along with his staff, think about it and their efforts have been recognized by the South Dakota DANR.
This is a special week for the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, which was formed in 1884. The goal is to celebrate business and promote businesses large and small.
The Aberdeen Area Convention and Visitors Bureau is tasked with bringing conventions, tournaments, and visitors to the area. A convention happening this week in the Hub City is helping to contribute to the economic stability of the area, according to city officials.
In addition to legislative races, there were other signs that landowner rights and the location of pipelines and prisons have supplanted election skepticism as hot-button issues galvanizing the Republican right.
The DEA Omaha Division, which covers Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, announced that 18,614 pounds of unwanted and unused medications were collected from the event.