YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- A tri state water project could soon get the funding they need to get close to the finish line. Executive Director Troy Larson says the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System will be included in a billion dollars of federal funding to the Bureau of Reclamation under the just passed infrastructure bill. Larson… Read more »
News Year: 2021
Theresa Bentaas sentenced in the 1981 death of “Baby Andrew”
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Judge Brad Zell sentences Theresa Bentaas to 10 years in prison, with nine years suspended and credit for 73 days served, in the death of “Baby Andrew” in 1981. Justin Bentaas, Theresa’s mother, testified for his mother at Thursday’s sentencing hearing. Zell said it was inconclusive if the baby was still alive… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports 2 new COVID-19 related deaths(1 in Brown County)
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 2 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,357. The state had 512 new cases and 354 recoveries, increasing active infections to 7,572. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
Cold temps not expected to arrive until the end of the month
AMES, I.A.(WNAX)- Much of the northern plains have been basking in mild dry conditions for most of the late fall. Dennis Todey, Head of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames Iowa says the arctic chill is way to our north. Todey says the same weather pattern has been in place for several weeks, Todey says… Read more »
Rapid City Mayor express his opinion on the topic of homelessness
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- The issue of homelessness and affordable housing in Rapid City continues to be deeply controversial, especially as the cold of a South Dakota winter looms in the distance. Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender, appearing on the Rapid City Morning News, reiterated his philosophy of individual, rather than governmental support for people experiencing… Read more »
NDN Collective offer their support to improving climate change
RAPID CITY, S.D.(KOTA)- Following the recent international COP26 Climate Summit in Scotland, Jade Begay representing NDN Collective said the group had a goal of being connected with governmental leaders. Begay, director of NDN’s climate justice campaign and member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council, is doing just that. Begay being one of four… Read more »
SD Dept of Health reports 6 new COVID-19 related deaths
PIERRE, S.D.(HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 6 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases increased & hospitalizations decreased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 2,355. The state had 615 new cases and 415 recoveries, increasing active infections to 7,416. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »
Congressman Johnson still not supporting Build Back Better bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- The “Build Back Better” bill backed by President Biden would, among other things, provide over a billion dollars to help expansion of the biofuels industry. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says that’s not enough to get him to support “BBB”. Tax cuts passed under President Trump added about two trillion dollars to the… Read more »
Senator Mike Rounds receiving support from both sides of the aisle following passing of Jean Rounds
WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is back in Washington, attempting to pick up his duties in the Senate following the death of his wife Jean early last month. Rounds says having his wife’s cancer fight out in public actually helped. Rounds says he wants to thanks those from South Dakota and across the… Read more »
Another SD legislator looking toward the 2022 elections in a new district
TRIPP, S.D.(WNAX)- New maps for 2022 mean some legislators will have to run in different districts. Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp saw his boundary lines change. Finck says the new map made some good district adjustments. Finck says he wants to run for reelection in his new district next year and represent his current district… Read more »