SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Dan Ahlers has been hitting the campaign trail, looking to earn a seat in South Dakota’s House. He’s finding people are upset over political fighting both at the national and state levels, and voters don’t feel their elected officials are listening to them. Another thing Ahlers finds unacceptable is the number of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR & WNAX)- Health officials are expecting a large increase in upper respiratory illness cases as flu season nears.  Jenna Schiefelbein is a physician assistant with Avera Medical Group in Pierre says the lines of people seeking urgent care are routinely extending outside the clinic building. South Dakota, being the middle of the country,… Read more »

GAYVILLE, S.D.(WNAX)- A Gayville man has been arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges. In a release from the Attorney General’s office, David James Brown was arrested on Wednesday. A search of a Gayville home found twenty two pounds of marijuana, 751 grams of concentrated marijuana wax, 95 Nerds Rope Marijuana edible packages, and Suboxone.… Read more »

FORT PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- One of the nation’s leading experts on Emerald Ash Borer was in Fort Pierre Thursday night to give a crash course on the ash tree devouring insect.  State Forester Dr. John Ball says without a doubt E-A-B will end up in South Dakota’s Twin Cities. Ball says ash trees can be saved… Read more »

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D.(WNAX)- Legislative candidates are spending a lot of money and time campaigning ahead of next month’s election. Bill Shorma of Dakota Dunes is running for a House seat in District 17. Shorma, a republican, is running on his private and public service experience. District 17 has been redrawn since 2020 now including Vermillion,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem and First Gentleman Bryon Noem will host the annual trick-or-treat festivities at the Governor’s Residence in Pierre on Monday, Oct. 31, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. CT. “Stopping at the Governor’s Residence for Halloween is a tradition we enjoy being part of,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “We love to… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- While inflation is high in the US, its running much hotter in other parts of the world, as much as eighty percent in Turkey. South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson says all of that started in America. Johnson says all those extra dollars were chasing smaller supplies. Johnson says some democrats are admitting as… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission addressed party status in two applications to build liquid carbon dioxide pipelines across the state Thursday.  P-U-C staffer Kristen Edwards says Daniel Hoey, the superintendent at West Central School did not want to intervene in the Summit Carbon Solutions project anymore. Hoey was superintendent at Stanley County… Read more »

WAVERLY, S.D.(Press Release)-  One man died Thursday morning in a one-vehicle crash east of Waverly. The name of the person involved has not yet been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that a 1994 GMC Sierra C1500 pickup was eastbound on 164th Street near the intersection with 466th Avenue when the… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Effective November 1, 2022, Aberdeen residents are authorized to begin discharging water from their sump pumps into the sanitary sewer system for the winter season. Residents will be notified in the spring when discharge should be re-directed to the curb and gutter outside the property. All sump pumps, drain tile and groundwater… Read more »