PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- During the final day of the 2021 South Dakota legislative session, Monday the Executive Board met to talk about summer studies. Representative Jamie Smith of Sioux Falls pushed to pick up on a housing study. Senator Ryan Maher of Isabel says their study in 2017 didn’t get very far. Senator Lee Schoenbeck of… Read more »

CLARK, S.D.(Press Release) – A Raymond, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Friday night in a one-vehicle crash northwest of Clark. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 1997 Mitsubishi Diamante was westbound on 171st Avenue, near the intersection with 417th Avenue, when the driver lost control. The vehicle went into the… Read more »

WAUBAY, S.D.(Press Release) – A Dayton, MN woman has been identified as the person who died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash west of Waubay. Preliminary crash information indicates a 2007 Lincoln MKZ Sedan was westbound on Highway 12 when it crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound 2021 Peterbilt 389 semi-truck and… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Friday, Sen. John Thune and a number of other Republican U.S. Senators visited the U.S. Mexican border. This is what he saw. Thune said it was an eye-opening experience. Thune says President Joe Biden catered to the “extreme left wing” of the Democratic Party with his policy changes on the border. Thune… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – The state reported 2 new COVID-related deaths, while active cases & hospitalizations increased, according to figures released by the South Dakota Department of Health. The death total currently at 1,935. The state had 159 new cases and 114 recoveries, increasing active infections to 2,436. Those hospitalized in connection with the virus… Read more »

PIERRE S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota House of Representatives debated and then defeated the Governors veto of HB1217, the trans gender, fairness to women in sports bill. During the final debate, bill sponsor, Representative Rhonda Milstead of Hartford said local control is not working. Representative Steven Haugaard of Sioux Falls says the Governor failed to lead.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota lawmakers spent the day Monday in a back-and-forth scuffle with Governor Kristi Noem over a style & form veto and words. The Governor issued the style & form veto of HB1217, the trans-gender, women’s sports fairness bill. The House rejected that veto on a vote of sixty-seven to two. Representative Mike… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D.(KBHB) – Fire officials say aerial mapping of the Schroeder Road fire has estimated its size at 1,900 acres. As of Monday night, there is no containment on the fire and hundreds of firefighters are working the lines. In their Monday evening update, authorities say two outbuildings and one home had been lost.… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Effective immediately the Brown County Commission has extended the Emergency Burn Ban on ALL open burning within the boundaries of Brown County. This said ban prohibits all open fires including burning barrels and campfires. This was put in place under BrownCounty Ordinance 18.02 and shall be in place until the Brown County… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- The legislature this year approved spending three million dollars on water quality improvement in and near the Big Sioux River. Jay Gilbertson, manager of the East Dakota Water Development District in Brookings, says there is a lot of ground to cover in the watershed. Gilbertson says one option is to work with other… Read more »