South Dakota

Deadly Shooting At YMCA in Aberdeen, South Dakota

ABERDEEN, S.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – One man is dead and another is in jail after a shooting in the parking lot of the YMCA in Aberdeen Wednesday.  Aberdeen Police Capt. Tanner Jondahl said officers were called to the YMCA parking lot at 12:17 p.m. on a report of a shooting where a man was suffering from a gunshot wound. Officers began…

Yotes Shock Bison; Spoil NDSU Homecoming

Yotes Win 24-19 Over Bison

FARGO, N.D. — South Dakota scored on a 50-yard touchdown pass from Aidan Bouman to Carterll on their opening drive to make it 7-0 against North Dakota State. The Yotes proceeded to hold the Bison out of the endzone while attacking effectively on offense to take a 21-3 lead into the break. NDSU fought back in the second half but…

CO2 pipeline project denied key permit in South Dakota; another seeks second chance in North Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota regulators on Wednesday denied a construction permit for a carbon dioxide pipeline project, one month after a North Dakota panel did the same to a similar project by another company. Navigator CO2 Ventures wants to build a 1,300-mile (2,092 kilometers) pipeline network across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, to carry planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions…

Minnesota Regulators To Review Carbon Dioxide Pipeline

Underground Storage in Central North Dakota

ST. PAUL (AP) — Minnesota regulators vote to proceed with an environmental review for part of a proposed pipeline to carry carbon dioxide from Midwest ethanol plants to a permanent underground storage site in North Dakota. Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions wants to build a $5.5 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline network across five states. Carbon dioxide from more than 30 ethanol plants…

Aberdeen, S.D. residents warned drinking water could cause disease

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) – Officials in South Dakota’s third most populous city, Aberdeen, are warning residents that their drinking water contains an elevated risk of disease. The Aberdeen Water Works Treatment Plant experienced mechanical malfunctions in two filters used to clean water and make it drinkable for residents, resulting in “an increased chance of disease-causing organisms in the drinking water,”…

New COVID-19 Strain Found In North & South Dakota, Other States

ATLANTA (Fox News) — Officials with the CDC are tracking several new COVID-19 variants including one in North Dakota. The new strains are descendants of the Omicron variant. The strain EU11 is among the new variants being tracked. Scientists first began keeping tabs on it earlier this year as it moved rapidly through parts of Europe. It now represented 1.7%…

Air Quality Concerns Locally As Wildfires Burn Out of Control in Parts of Canada

ALBERTA, CANADA (KVRR/FOX) — Firefighters in Alberta, Canada are dealing with out-of-control fires as a result of abnormally hot and dry weather. The wildfires have been going on for weeks and more than 10,000 people have been forced to leave their homes. There’s extensive property damage to both homes and businesses in the region. There is also a growing concern…