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May 13, 2021
Photo courtesy of the Interior Volunteer Fire Department
HOT SPRINGS, S.D. The South Dakota Wildland Fire Division will hold an annual fire aviation certification for the South Dakota National Guard’s aviation unit on Friday, May 14 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at Angostura Reservior.
“This is a great way to practice what is an important partnership,” said Craig Price, Cabinet Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Public Safety. “National Guard helicopters can be another important resource in fighting different kinds of fires.”
Crews are tested on fire aviation procedures – including dipping water from a source with buckets and live training for ground personnel – as part of their yearly certification for the USDA and Dept. of Interior, which allows them to respond to wildland fires on federal lands.
The Madison Police Department was given the go-ahead by city commissioners to apply for a grant that asks for $7,050 in federal money to help pay for the enforcement of speed zones in the city.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is accepting applications for grants from the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program. The city police department has proposed matching $7,050 in federal money with a local match of $1,762.
Operated by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) provides federal aid for efforts to significantly reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on all public roads, including roads not owned by the states and roads on tribal land. The HSIP requires data-driven efforts to improve highway safety on all public roads, and the federal program also focuses on performance.
The Madison City Commission approved on Monday a grant application prepared by personnel with the Madison Police Department that asks for $7,050 in federal money to help pay for the enforcement of speed zones in the city.
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety is accepting applications for grants from the federal Highway Safety program. The city police department has proposed matching $7,050 in federal money with a local matching share of $1,762.
As part of the application, the police department plans to use part of the funding, if provided, to conduct at least two highly-publicized speed- and seatbelt-enforcement campaigns, participate in all highway-safety mobilizations, and conduct numerous speed saturations during problem times.
Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews
May 3, 2021 3:03 PM
A Custer man has been identified as the person who died Wednesday night in a one-vehicle crash south of Pringle.
Preliminary crash information indicates that a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup was southbound on U.S. Highway 89 when the driver lost control. The vehicle went off the roadway and rolled.
67 year old John Karlowitsch, Jr., the driver, was not wearing a seat belt. He was thrown from the pickup and was pronounced dead at the scene.
South Dakota’s Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. All information released so far is only preliminary.
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A Custer man has been identified as the person who died Wednesday night in a one-vehicle crash south of Pringle, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
Around 9 p.m. on Wednesday a 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 pickup was southbound on U.S. Highway 89 when the driver lost control. The vehicle went off the roadway and rolled.