PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Returns from tourism in South Dakota have set records each of the last eight years and the Department Secretary is confident this year will rebound from a slow start. Jim Hagen says they set out to break the record every year. Tourism was responsible for over $4 billion in economic activity… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – President Trump didn’t back down from his criticism of four Democratic Congresswomen of color to get out of the U.S, “right now” if they don’t like what is going on in the country. His series of tweets and comments have been labeled by many as “racist.” South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The Farm Service Agency has begun issuing payments for the Dairy Margin Coverage insurance program. South Dakota Dairy Producers Association President Marv Post says it’s encouraging they’re moving ahead with what was promised this spring. He says while the payments don’t make producers totally whole, they are coming at a good… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Airport Travel Center was one of 12 locations selected from a pool of 1,500 applications to receive a Cenex Harvest States grant. Ron Erickson, Owner and Manager of the Airport Travel Center, talked about the process. The Hometown Pride initiative rewards communities with a $5,000 grant, which in this case… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The new Superintendent of the South Dakota Highway Patrol says it takes a special person to be a state trooper. Colonel Rick Miller says they are looking for new recruits. Miller says they have openings they are trying to fill. The Patrol is offering a $5,000 hiring incentive to any certified… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – The South Dakota Legislature’s Interim Committee on Industrial Hemp held its first meeting in Pierre last week. South Dakota Farm Bureau Lobbyist Mike Held says committee members reported on their discussions with the state of Kentucky about their hemp program. He says the main market for industrial hemp in Kentucky is… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The City of Aberdeen has scheduled a city wide spraying for Wednesday, July 17 between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. If for some reason we are unable to spray Wednesday night because of inclement weather, we will go Thursday, July 18 between the hours of 8:30 p.m.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem today announced that South Dakota closed the 2019 budget year on June 30 with a $19.4 million surplus. The state general fund budget ended with lower expenditures than budgeted, while ongoing revenue finished lower than projected levels. “In South Dakota, we don’t spend money we don’t have.… Read more »