WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. Senate will hold what could be the final action in the Impeachment trial of President Trump tomorrow. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the Democratic House managers didn’t present a good case. Rounds says if witnesses were needed, the House should have brought them in there. Rounds says the… Read more »
News Year: 2020
Bill would allow therapy dogs in criminal hearings
PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – A bill introduced Thursday in the South Dakota Senate could make it easier for juvenile or developmentally disabled crime victims and witnesses to testify in court. Hughes County States Attorney Roxanne Hammond says she tried to get a certified therapy dog to testify alongside a child sex abuse victim in a… Read more »
Dakota’s Promise introduced as Appropriations Committee bill
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KJJQ) – A bill to establish a needs-based scholarship for South Dakotans who attend a university in the state has been introduced. Brookings Representative Tim Reed says this year’s Dakota’s Promise bill has been introduced as an Appropriations Committee bill. Reed says it will come down to available dollars. And there are nearby… Read more »
Early education bill to be part of legislative session
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – A bill dealing with early education will surface in the 2020 South Dakota legislature. Representative Erin Healy of Sioux Falls is the sponsor. Healy says the bill will be different than last years version. Healy says they will use information that has already been collected. The state does not fund pre-k… Read more »
Jami Lynn Trio to perform on Saturday
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The Aberdeen Area Arts Council presents the Jami Lynn Trio in concert on Saturday, Feb. 8. The event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Aberdeen Recreation and Cultural Center Library Auditorium. Stacy Braun (Brown), Executive Director of the Arts Council, talked about the concert. She said that Lynn has a… Read more »
Mayor Schaunaman to speak at Community Affairs Luncheon
ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Aberdeen Mayor Travis Schaunaman will give a State of the City Address on Thursday, Feb. 6 during the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce’s Community Affairs Luncheon. The event starts at noon at the Best Western Ramkota. Cost is $15 for chamber members, and $20 for non-chamber members.
State Penitentiary inmate dies of natural causes
SIOUX FALLS, S.D (AP) – A South Dakota State Penitentiary inmate serving life in prison for first-degree murder for a fatal shooting more than 25 years ago has died. The state Department of Corrections says David Stansbury died Saturday at the penitentiary. He was 68 and was serving a life sentence from Minnehaha County. The… Read more »
Stanley County doubles gross domestic product
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – Stanley County’s Gross Domestic Product grew 111% from 2008 to 2018—doubling in the past decade. Governor’s Office of Economic Development Community Development Representative Scott Amundson says Stanley County had the 7th highest growth rate of all 66 counties in the state. Amundson says Fort Pierre and Stanley County showed… Read more »
Noem announces permitting process bill
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is pushing a streamlined permitting process for feedlots, other agriculture projects and energy development. The Republican governor announced a bill that would establish statewide protocols for the permitting process for counties and make it more difficult to appeal zoning decisions. She said it would bring “consistency… Read more »
Bills need to be introduced by end of week
PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – South Dakota lawmakers are taking a long weekend and will return to Pierre Tuesday. All bills are supposed to be introduced by the end of this week. Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer of Dell Rapids says she will introduce what she calls a “STEP” bill. Langer says its to give consumers… Read more »