Hand County News

A new wind farm near Ree Heights in Hand County has gone online, and the chairman of the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission says he's encouraged by the project and by proposed wind farms in Aurora and Brule counties.

Gov. Mike Rounds says a wind farm being built in Hand County is a credit to innovative thinking and planning by the project's partners.

Gov. Mike Rounds says a wind farm being built in Hand County is a credit to innovative thinking and planning by the project's partners.

Gov. Mike Rounds says a wind farm being built in Hand County is a credit to innovative thinking and planning by the project's partners.

A Huron woman and a child died when their car plunged into a lake Saturday southwest of Wessington, in Hand County.

Tornado warnings have been issued for Davison and eastern Aurora counties until 5:45 p.m. National Weather Service radar indicated a tornado near Mount Vernon moving east at 15 mph at 5:11 p.m., the weather service in Sioux Falls said.

A St. Lawrence man has been acquitted of eight counts in a rape trial. Jurors in Hand County Circuit Court in Miller deliberated for two days before finding Levi Wade Fry not guilty.