STURGIS, S.D.(KBHB) – The city of Sturgis held its annual 2022 Post-Rally Summit Tuesday. The event highlights the year’s largest tourist event in South Dakota and looks ahead to next year’s celebration. Released Tuesday were demographic surveys of those attending this year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. It shows the average age of attendees continues to fall,… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Summit Carbon Solutions has submitted their full application to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, while at the same time continuing to work on landowner access and easements for their carbon dioxide pipeline. Summit C.E.O. Lee Blank says they are a long way from talking about eminent domain for the route. Opponents have… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – The next Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Take-Back Day is Saturday October 29. It is an opportunity to safely dispose of unwanted prescription drugs. South Dakotans have been strong participants in the past and are encouraged to take part again. Unwanted medications can be disposed of without question in a… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Hughes County State’s Attorney Jessica LaMie (la-me) says the state Division of Criminal Investigation has ended its inquiry into complaints that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem had misused the state airplane and that the plane’s flight records had been tampered with. LaMie and the DCI concluded that there were no facts to support… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds is not involved directly with this year’s mid-term elections in a few weeks.  While Congress is off for the election break, Rounds has found himself a world away, literally. Rounds says African nations are looking for allies to trade with. Rounds also sees opportunity for agricultural trade especially… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The forecasts for winter are pointing toward trends staying pretty much the same. South Dakota State Climatologist Laura Edwards says November temperatures should be about normal. She says precipitation expectations for the northern plains next month will again range below normal. Edwards says La Nina will hang around again for another winter. The… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- Officials from the University of South Dakota had to explain and defend their plans for the USD at Sioux Falls concept before the legislatures Government Operations and Audit Committee last week. The Board of Regents have moved most of their programs to the former university center now under the USD name. USD President… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Despite facing nominal opposition, republican Congressman Dusty Johnson is running hard, making numerous campaign stops across the state. He says its about respect. Libertarian Collin Duprel is also on the ballot. Democrats failed to find a candidate to oppose Johnson. He says he his hearing a lot about inflation. Johnson says he is… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – On Monday, at the campaign finance deadline, Jamie Smith’s gubernatorial campaign violated campaign finance disclosure laws. The “Smith for Governor” campaign failed to follow of SDCL 12-27-24. “Jamie Smith committed 33 pages of campaign finance violations today,” said Ian Fury, Communications Director at Kristi for Governor. “There is not a single… Read more »