PIERRE, S.D. (WNAX) – Early voting appears to have a strong start in South Dakota. Secretary of State Steve Barnett says county auditors are seeing lots of mail in and walk in ballots. Barnett says anyone that wants to mail in their ballot should do that as soon as possible. Barnett says ballots need to… Read more »

STURGIS, S.D. (Press Release) – Names have been released of the three men who died Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash near Sturgis. A 2016 Freightliner Cascadia semi-truck and trailer was eastbound on Interstate 90 when it was rear-ended by a 2015 Maserati Ghibli. All three occupants of the Maserati were pronounced dead at the… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D. (KWAT) — City government in Watertown has steered clear of issuing any kind of facemask mandate in the midst of rising COVID-19 numbers. Mayor Sarah Caron their focus has been on social distancing and being smart about the decisions you make.   Caron says the city has done a lot of its business… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KWAT) – South Dakotans will decide a pair of marijuana questions on the ballot this election day. One question asks whether medicinal marijuana should be made legal. The other asks the same question on recreational pot. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem isn’t fond of either. The governor is a staunch opponent of the… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (WNAX) – A task force set up by this year’s legislature to study operations of South Dakota’s public universities held its first meeting last week in Rapid City. The SB 55 Task Force is chaired by Regents Executive Director Brian Maher. Former USD President Jim Abbott spoke to the task force about… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (DRG News) – A handful of Vietnam War veterans received a commemorative lapel pin at a brief ceremony last week at South Dakota’s Vietnam War Memorial in Pierre. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson also gave each veteran a challenge coin. Veteran Bruce McIntire of Pierre served in the Army as a Combat Engineer… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – A new master’s degree program approved for Northern State University will help fill a critical workforce need for special education teachers, especially those who educate students with visual impairments. Northern’s new Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) in Special Education, approved this week by the South Dakota Board of Regents,… Read more »

WALL LAKE, S.D. (Press Release) – Two Sioux Falls men have  been identified as those who died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Wall Lake. A 2016 Dodge Ram pickup, pulling a flatbed trailer with a small tractor on it, was eastbound on South Dakota Highway 42 when it had a front-end collision with… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The YAPAtorium is hosting a Halloween Murder Mystery on Saturday, Oct. 10. The free event starts at 4 p.m. Activities include decorating the youth center, enjoying some refreshments, watching a horror film or two (age appropriate, of course) and solving a murder.

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Today, Governor Kristi Noem announced the launch of the Small Business and Healthcare Provider Relief Program, which will utilize up to $580 million in Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars to assist small businesses, community-based healthcare providers, and non-profits negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Together, South Dakota is rebounding from… Read more »