PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Eleven major phone companies are telling the country’s state attorneys general they’ll do more to stop robocalls. South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says phone companies will offer call-blocking tools free to all but traditional landline users. They’ll also block calls for everyone at the network level. Ravnsborg says the… Read more »

MITCHELL, S.D. (WNAX) – Small refinery waivers granted by the Environmental Protection Agency to large oil companies is causing ethanol plants to scale back and, in some cases, shut down completely. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says he is pushing bi-partisan legislation in the House. Johnson says they have also made appeals directly to President… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – Brookings Representative Tim Reed is chair of one of several legislative subcommittees looking into mental health issues. The “Increase Community Services and Caregiver Supports” group has met once. Reed says they’re trying to determine what sort of residential services are available for those with mental health issues. Reed says they can… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – At this time last year, Billie Sutton was running as the Democratic candidate for Governor of South Dakota. While he eventually lost that race to Republican Kristi Noem, Sutton has not lost his passion to lead. He started the Billie Sutton Leadership Institute and is providing an opportunity for individuals to… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – There have been numerous programs over the past few years, both public and private, aimed at increasing the number of available workers. Dave Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says it is a long-term problem. Owen says there are a number of contributing factors to the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Beginning at approximately 7 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, water will be off due to valve replacement in the vicinity of the following area:           Industrial Avenue from N. Commerce Street to North County Hwy 19  The Public Works Department suggests that residents in the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Northern State University has been selected as a host site for the Japan Outreach Initiative – the first university in the Dakotas to be chosen for this program. “We’re putting South Dakota on the map through Northern,” said Dr. Leigh Neys, director of the NSU Office of International Programs. The… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today announced that the Department of Social Services entered into a contract with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe to operate the only Intensive Methamphetamine Treatment Program operated by a tribal treatment program in South Dakota. The contract will expand treatment services for adults with a severe methamphetamine use… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Kyle man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a fatal shooting on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Jamie Shoulders was sentenced in federal court in Rapid City after pleading guilty to second-degree murder for killing Christopher Janis, a 42-year-old Marine veteran with a wife and two children.… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Draft audit findings show the South Dakota Democratic Party understated disbursements by $2.5 million, received $67,182 worth of contributions from unregistered organizations and failed to disclose $46,097 worth of debts and obligations. The Rapid City Journal reports that the newly revealed findings for the years 2015-2016 are from an audit… Read more »