Brookings Radio News

09/24/2024

Swing into Scooter's Coffee on your way to work this morning to say hello! All sales will be donated to Brookings Area United Way! 

09/20/2024

Please keep Rolland’s family in your prayers. Rolland brought our Brookings Radio family together when he owned Three Eagles Communications. He was also instrumental in getting the SDSU college radio station going, now known as KSDJ. His brother Jim and wife Ardis reside in Brookings. Rolland was a great broadcaster, mentor and friend. We will miss him dearly!!!

09/19/2024

Scooters Day of Giving for the United Way is coming up!! Make plans to stop on Tuesday!

✨Looking for a pick-me-up? Needing breakfast or a smoothie to help with the day? Whatever it is that you are looking for, head over to Scooter's Coffee on September 24th for United Way Day!! Scooter's Coffee will be donating 100% (‼️) of their profits this day, whether drink or food, to Brookings Area United Way! Help yourself to a drink while helping out BAUW so we can help our community! Brookings Area United Way helps 1 out of 3 citizens in Brookings County, help us help them! This event is in partnership with the Brookings Radio News.

09/13/2024

📢Looking for a pick-me-up? Needing breakfast or a smoothie to help with the day? Whatever it is that you are looking for, head over to Scooter's Coffee on 22nd Ave, Brookings, on September 24th for United Way Day!! Scooter's Coffee will be donating 100% (‼️) of their profits this day, whether drink or food, to Brookings Area United Way! Help yourself to a drink while helping out BAUW so we can help our community! Brookings Area United Way helps 1 out of 3 citizens in Brookings County, help us help them! This event is in partnership with the Brookings Radio News.

09/12/2024

Great people doing great things for our community!! Congratulations on the all new Branch Creek development!!

09/12/2024

Branch Creek Development Kickoff Party and Ribbon Cutting today 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Tour the new neighborhood and enjoy an ice cream treat! Ribbon cutting and special remarks at 5:00 p.m. learn more at branchcreekbrookings.com!

08/19/2024

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COSSACK FANS! Sioux Valley Cossack Football is back on the home of Cossack Sports, B93.7FM with Brayden Byers starting this Friday night! Special thanks to all our sponsors!

08/03/2024

Tomorrow is set! The Bandits will take on Renner at 11:00 am! ⚾️ If Brookings wins game 1, game 2 will be for the championship! 🏆 Let’s fill the stands one last time! 🏟️❤️🖤

08/02/2024

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08/01/2024

Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office: While the Lake Preston Fire Department and the Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office were...

08/01/2024

While the Lake Preston Fire Department and the Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office were out storm watching on the evening of Wednesday, July 31st, a call came in requesting assistance for a female victim who was found on the shore of Lake Henry. The DeSmet Ambulance was dispatched. A second victim was then located on the shore near her. CPR was performed and they were transported to the hospital. After many life-saving steps were performed, both females did not survive. It is believed they were in the lake on their personal flotation devices when the wind picked up and they were overcome by the waves. Names of the out of state victims are not being released at this time.

A huge thank you to all of those who helped during this tragedy…DeSmet Ambulance and first responders, Lake Preston Fire, DeSmet hospital staff, and volunteers.

08/01/2024

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07/31/2024

07/31/2024

UPDATE As of 8:07 PM Wednesday, July 31: Shelter is now open.

🌪️⚡𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 ⚡🌪️

𝙍𝑬𝙈𝑰𝙉𝑫𝙀𝑹: Here are some tips to help you prepare:

🌪️𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗦𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗘𝗥: The 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝟮𝟬 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 is a designated storm shelter during severe weather. 🐶🐱 Pets are welcome as long as owners control and care for them.

🌩️ 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗦:
📻 📺 Listen to local weather stations for weather alerts, watches and warnings.
📱 Receive hazardous weather alert emails or texts from Brookings County Emergency Management. Sign up at http://sd-brookingscounty2.civicplus.com/list.aspx. Under Alert Center, select Hazardous Weather Alerts.
📱 Download a weather alert mobile app from the National Weather Service or an area weather station.

🌩️ 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧:
💻 Visit its website for severe weather preparedness information for Brookings and other Brookings County communities: www.brookingscountysd.gov/207/Emergency-Management
👍 Follow the Brookings County page at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069312935419
👍 Join the Brookings Area Weather & Traffic Announcements Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/153900881425710

🙋 LEARN MORE about severe weather preparedness at https://www.weather.gov/safety/thunderstorm-prepare...

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07/16/2024

Today is the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce's Radio Day! Listen to Brookings Radio News to hear Visit Brookings' Executive Director, Laura Schoen Carbonneau talk about the Brookings Tourism Ambassador Program!

Enroll to be certified at VisitBrookingsSD.com/CTA-Program.

07/13/2024

Donald Trump was whisked off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania after loud noises rang through the crowd.

07/08/2024

https://www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov/civicalerts.aspx?AID=4776

The City of Brookings Public Works – Street Division will conduct citywide ground fogging Monday (July 8) and Tuesday (July 9) between 8 p.m. and midnight. The treatment areas will include bike trails and parks.

07/03/2024

After much consideration, we have decided to postpone the Annual 4th of July Parade to Saturday. Same time - same route - different day!

06/25/2024

There’s still time to get a parade entry in!

06/22/2024

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued at 1032 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024 the following:

FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Sioux River near Brookings.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flooding begins to affect agricultural
lands along the right bank of the river.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 8.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late this afternoon to a crest of 9.6 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Flooding is a coast-to-coast threat to some part of the United States and its territories nearly every day of the year. This site is designed to teach you how to stay safe in a flood event. If you know what to do before, during, and after a flood you can increase your chances of survival and bet...

06/05/2024

Final numbers are in for Brookings County!
District 7 - Heerman and DeGroot will move on to November with 781 and 712 votes. Struwe finishes at 539. District 8 Representative - Wagner wins with 619, Reisch with 299 and Walburg with 239. District 8 Senator - Crabtree with 426 and Weible with 292. Brookings County Commission - Post and Miller move on with 1120, and 1046 and Bartley with 840.

06/05/2024

Bethel, Aurora and Bruce are in…
District 7 - DeGroot and Heerman still lead with 711 and 780 votes with Struwe at 539. District 8 - Wagner in the lead with 520, Reisch with 227 and Walburg with 174. District 8 - Crabtree with 336 and Weible with 235. Brookings County Commission - Post with 1036, Miller with 956 and Bartley with 785.

06/05/2024

Brookings Activity Center results are in. Two precincts left to be counted.
District 7 - DeGroot and Heerman still lead with 474 and 523 votes with Struwe at 322. District 8 - Wagner in the lead with 397, Reisch with 172 and Walburg with 127. District 8 - Crabtree with 264 and Weible with 170. Brookings County Commission - Post in the lead with 699, Miller with 648 and Bartley with 539.

06/05/2024

Volga, Absentee and Holy Life results are in.
District 7 - DeGroot and Heerman lead with 332 and 365 votes with Struwe at 232. District 8 - Wagner in the lead with 387, Reisch with 163 and Walburg with 120. District 8 - Crabtree with 251 and Weible with 159. Brookings County Commission - Post in the lead with 582, Miller with 500 and Bartley with 414.

06/04/2024

Don't forget to VOTE today in the Primary Election! Polls are open until 7pm. We will be posting results as we get them.

06/03/2024

Photos and report by Brookings Radio’s Bryan Waltz.

This is Sue and Dennis…they had their deck and gazebo ripped from their camping spot just north of Dollar General on Lake Poinsett. Part of the metal gazebo is wrapped around the tree to the left and the deck was thrown over a hundred yards away landing in the campground driveway. They were not at the campground at the time of the storm.

06/03/2024

Damage reports are coming in from the severe weather last night that went by Lake Poinsett. Here are some pictures.
Photos by Bryan Waltz

05/21/2024

Traffic stop leads to r**e, additional charges against driver