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SDSU responsive parenting classes set for Watertown
The Child and Family Resource Network at South Dakota State University will hold a series of parenting classes throughout September in Watertown to focus on helping parents discover what their children’s behaviors could mean. “Understanding Me Up to Age 3” is a four-week class series that helps parents of...
From the Halls of City Hall for Wednesday, August 14, 2024
{KXLG - Watertown, SD} On this week's From the Halls of City Hall our guests were Watertown Mayor Ried Holien and Deputy Mayor Councilman Randy Tupper. Your browser does not support the audio element. The primary topics discussed are:. Roundabouts: The effectiveness and design of roundabouts in Watertown, particularly addressing...
SFPD: ‘Take your guns out of your cars’
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Sioux Falls police are asking residents to remove guns from their vehicles. At police briefing Thursday morning, SFPD spokesman Sam Clemens said there were four reports of stolen guns from unlocked vehicles on all sides of the city. Clemens said the department sees multiple...
SD couple sentenced after second-degree murder at Wounded Knee
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A South Dakota couple has been sentenced in connection to a murder that took place at Wounded Knee on November 8, 2023. Jerel Running Bear, 34, of Rapid City went to Wounded Knee with two women on the evening of November 8, 2023 to obtain fentanyl pills from a source. However, the source did not show up.
Sturgis losing 2 key city employees days after rally
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Sturgis is losing two key city employees just days after the city’s busiest time of the year—the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Lisa Katzenstein, the city’s Director of Administrative Services, and Adam Hosch, the Finance Officer, have both submitted their resignations. Hosch, appointed earlier...
Challenge fund to help school lunch debt moves to next phase
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Wednesday’s Legal and Finance Committee meeting discussed the challenge that would help relieve student lunch debt in Rapid City Area Schools. The district offers school lunch to any student regardless of their ability to pay and has applications for free and reduced lunch programs. They currently have just over $114,000 in school lunch debt, but will school starting next week this number will soon rise.
Four Corners Can’t Hold on to Lead, Fall in Second Round to Garretson
The Four Corners baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the third to lead Garretson 4-1, but even with a rain delay, Four Corners would fall 12-4 in the second round of the Amateur baseball state tournament on Wednesday. Brad Hand, Sam Hand, Andrew McCloud and Andrew Coverdale...
Rapid City felon sentenced for possession of a firearm
RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person has been sentenced. Christian Lorenzo Witt, 31, was the subject of a traffic stop in Rapid City on March 18, 2023. Officers learned Witt had an active warrant and arrested him.
How South Dakota and Michigan took different paths to 'election integrity'
DETROIT – Justin Roebuck can recall the exact moment that distrust of 2020 presidential election results impacted his status in the Republican Party. The top election official of Ottawa County in western Michigan was speaking to a GOP women’s group when he was asked who won the race between Republican Donald Trump and...
Now Hiring! South Dakota School Districts Have a Teacher Shortage
If you're fresh out of college looking for a teaching job, or a current educator looking to land a new teaching gig, you shouldn't have a difficult time, especially if you live in South Dakota. That's because the Mount Rushmore State has openings, lots of them!. With a new school...
Meet the Candidates: Scott Moore
Scott Moore is running for reelection in the South Dakota state House. Moore is running as a Republican for District 23, which is in north central South Dakota and includes Gettysburg. Republicans in this district are running unopposed. Moore works as a manager and CEO for FEM Electric Association. He...
Watertown to Conduct Mosquito Spraying Tonight, 8/15
{KXLG - Watertown, SD} The City of Watertown’s Mosquito Control Program has announced plans to conduct aerial spraying operations tonight, August 15th, 2024, to combat a surge in the adult mosquito population. Spraying is scheduled to begin after 9:00 p.m. in designated areas of Northwest and Northeast Watertown, north of 3rd Avenue North and west or east of Broadway.
Cats impacted by Iowa flooding flown across the country to find new homes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Wednesday morning, more than 40 cats got on a plane to find a home in New Jersey after flooding in Iowa increased the number of cats coming into shelters, but decreased adoptions. The process was conducted by Greater Good Charities, a global...
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