PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem laid out a tight 2021 budget framework for legislators Tuesday. Noem, in a news conference after the speech, says she ordered state agencies to cut back on spending earlier this year. Noem says there are some critical priorities that will get one time funding. Noem says… Read more »
News Year: 2019
Duhamel appointed to represent District 32
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem announced that she is appointing Helene Duhamel of Rapid City to represent District 32 in the South Dakota Senate. The vacancy was created after the resignation of Sen. Alan Solano. Duhamel will serve during the 2020 legislative session. “The responsibility to appoint a legislator when a vacancy… Read more »
Dupree basketball player dies during practice
DUPREE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a boys basketball player in South Dakota died suddenly during practice. Ziebach County Sheriff Gary Cudmore said the team was doing wind sprints when the Dupree High School student collapsed Monday evening. Life-saving measures were performed until emergency responders arrived. Cudmore says he drove the ambulance to Indian Health… Read more »
One killed in house fire in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – One person has died and another has been injured in a house fire in Sioux Falls. Fire officials say a man and a woman escaped from a burning home Monday night, but another woman was trapped on the second floor. A battalion chief says firefighters made their way inside, tried… Read more »
Legislators react to state budget proposal
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota legislators will now dig through the details of the budget plan presented by Governor Kristi Noem yesterday. House Majority Leader Lee Qualm of Platte says they knew dollars were going to be tight. Qualm says he agrees with some of the priorities outlined by the Governor. House Minority Leader… Read more »
Details emerging in fatal plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (KWAT) — We’re learning more details about a deadly plane crash in South Dakota last weekend that took nine lives and injured three others. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says the pilot filed an instrument flight rules plan with the FAA and received clearance to fly direct from Chamberlain to Idaho Falls,… Read more »
FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Yankton
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a disaster recovery center in Yankton. Spokesman Nate Custer says they are ready to talk to anyone who had damage from the September flooding. Custer says anyone in the 11 counties in the latest disaster declaration can come in and talk to them. The… Read more »
Christmas at SPURS Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Christmas at SPURS takes place on Saturday, Dec. 7. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the SPURS Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center on the corner of N. Dakota St. and 130th. Kristen Jobe, Administrative Assistant at SPURS, talked about the festivities. The number to call to book photo… Read more »
James River still above flood stage
YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – The James River in eastern South Dakota is still above flood stage along most of its length and there may be a repeat next year. The James River Water Development District Board of Directors got an update from the Corps of Engineers at their last meeting. Chairman Dan Klimisch says they… Read more »
Flags to be half-staff in honor of former legislator Staggers
PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has ordered flags at the South Dakota State Capitol to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, to honor the life of Kermit Staggers, a former legislator. Staggers served in the South Dakota Senate from 1995 until 2002. A memorial… Read more »