WASHINGTON, S.D. (WNAX) – Ethanol backers are unhappy with new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency that could reduce the gallons of ethanol required to be used by oil companies. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says he wants to know why the EPA changed the formula. Rounds says the law should work in favor of… Read more »

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (WNAX) – Fifty-eight counties in South Dakota have been included in at least one federal disaster declaration this year. Most of those came from the late winter storms and flooding. Severe storms and more flooding in late summer caused more damage. Many counties have run through their available dollars fixing that damage.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The wreckage of a plane was found about three miles north of Aberdeen on Monday, according to the Brown County Sheriff’s Office. While officials haven’t confirmed exact information of the aircraft, a search for a missing plane has taken place for nearly two weeks. A single-engine Cessna aircraft left Aberdeen the… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – One of the fastest rising costs for South Dakota schools is special education. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards, says the number of students needing services is expanding rapidly. An interim legislative committee is studying the issue but Pogany says they haven’t come to any conclusions, yet. The… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (WNAX) – While it looks like a rainy week for most of the northern plains, there may be improvement ahead. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says they see a drier trend in the next seven days. Edwards says the November outlook shows above normal temperatures. Edwards says precipitation should be near normal… Read more »

REDFIELD, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Redfield is hosting The Pheasantennial Celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 30. The event will commemorate the state’s first one-day hunt that took place in Spink County on that date in 1919. Shelly Wipf, Assistant Finance Officer for the City of Redfield, talked about the celebration. A total of 50 state and local… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — A wet summer had a major impact on South Dakota’s economy….from agriculture to tourism. Jim Hagen is South Dakota’s Tourism Department Secretary. He says bad weather impacted the state right away this spring, and it never really got much better. But Hagen says the tourism industry was able to weather the… Read more »

CONDE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota Senator John Thune has introduced new legislation to help the National Weather Service improve their forecasting ability. State Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says while improving weather accuracy can be helpful for farmers what Congress really needs to do is address climate change. He says climate change has been… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KBHB) – Authorities have released the name of the individual involved in a massive police presence at Rushmore Mall in Rapid City Sunday night. Police were dispatched to the mall around 5:00 after a report of a man with a gun threatening people at the haunted house attraction. As it turned out,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Governor Kristi Noem and First Gentleman Bryon Noem launched South Dakota’s first-ever First Gentleman’s Initiative today. Bryon Noem’s initiative, “This is South Dakota,” will highlight the role smaller communities play in South Dakota’s landscape and the importance of preserving the state’s rural culture. As part of this effort, Noem will… Read more »