WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – Budget bills are starting to move through Congress and some of them are breaking lids. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says majority Democrats are pushing a massive spending increase. Johnson says the only cuts in the budget are in the military budget. That comes as the deficit soars, hitting over $730… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (DRG News) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved allowing year round sales of 15 percent ethanol-blended fuel. South Dakota Sen. John Thune says lifting the ban on the year-round sale of E15 is great news for corn producers in South Dakota and around the nation. He says gas stations have a… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg declined to file an appeal to a Judges decision ruling IM24 unconstitutional. The deadline to file was Monday of this week. Ravnsborg says they didn’t feel they would win on appeal. IM24 was approved by voters in last year’s election and would have banned out… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – Mary Anne Krogh has been named Dean of South Dakota State University’s College of Nursing. She was appointed following a nationwide search. She had been head of the nursing program at Mount Marty College in Yankton and President Marc Long says her appointment was not a surprise. Long says there could… Read more »

ELK POINT, S.D. (WNAX) – Monday was the last planting date for soybeans under the federal crop insurance program and many farmers in the area have already decided to take prevented plant. Elk Point, South Dakota farmer Doug Hanson is one of those that planted his last field of soybeans Tuesday. South Dakota could have… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The 5th Annual Veterans Poker Run will take place at Noon on Saturday, June 15 at Stutsman Aberdeen. Registration is $20. This year’s event will feature Tony Price, Executive Director of the Gold Star Ride Foundation. Price travels around the country and meets with families who have lost loved ones in… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Annual Rose Garden Walk is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 16, at Kuhnert Arboretum in Aberdeen. The event is free and open to the public. Chris Larson, President of the Hardy Rosarians of South Dakota, talked about the event. She said people will be on hand to… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – Bethesda Home of Aberdeen was recently awarded a 5-Star Quality Rating by the United States government. Nursing Home Compare (NHC) provides quality ratings to each of the nation’s 15,000 plus Medicare and/or Medicaid-certified skilled nursing home facilities. Scott Eisenbeisz, Bethesda Aberdeen Administrator, noted that each facility is rated on a… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Police say a bicyclist struck by a motorist in Sioux Falls has died. Authorities say 84-year old Kenneth Gunderson died Wednesday morning of internal injuries. A pickup driver hit him at an Interstate 29 intersection about 7 p.m. Tuesday. KELO reports no citations or charges have been issued so far.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Pennington County authorities say assault and kidnapping charges have been filed against a Rapid City man after a Tuesday pursuit. According to a release, Steven Jackson, 38 years old of Rapid City, abducted and assaulted a woman at a truck stop near I-90 Exit 61, Tuesday. Law enforcement was notified… Read more »