PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota’s four technical colleges reported an increase in spring enrollment. Deputy Director Scott DesLauriers told the Technical College Board last week that most of their growth was in two areas. DesLauriers says tech college enrollment nationally hit peaks and valleys during the pandemic. DesLauriers says dual enrollment is a good entry into… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release) – The Chamber’s Agribusiness Committee will be holding its annual 4th Grade Ag Fair on Tuesday, April 25 at the Brown County Fairgrounds. Partnering with Groton FFA, Agtegra Cooperative and the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, the fair will feature education and hands-on stations showcasing livestock, crops, farm safety, soil health and… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The City of Yankton got another strong sales tax report in February. City Manager Amy Leon says it continues a positive trend. Leon says even with the strong increases, they may be losing ground to inflation. Leon says the city usually sees higher growth in the warmer months. Among the top ten cities… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The expansion of Medicaid services in South Dakota will become official on July first. Voters last November approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the expansion. Tim Rave, President of the Association of Health Care Organizations, says the expansion will stabilize hospital finances. Rave says hospitals, like many others, are facing rising costs. Rave says… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Producers in four central South Dakota counties have a limited time to tap into federal funds to help establish windbreaks to control things like snow drifts and wind erosion.  Dillion Blaha is a Resource Unit Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service.  He says the ActNow funding comes from the Inflation Reduction Act.… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)- Warmer temperatures are rapidly melting the heavy snow cover across northern parts of South Dakota, adding to flood worries. Phil Schumacher at the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says dry ground will soak up a lot of that melt. Schumacher says they don’t expect a repeat of March 2019. Schumacher says… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The US spends almost nine hundred billion dollars a year on the defense budget but reports continue to say the military may not be ready to fight any sustained war. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says the defense budget is more focused on personnel. Rounds says there is a lot spent on developing… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System continues to extend its services. Executive Director Troy Larson says two more communities are now getting water. Larson says each community will supplement their own water supply. Larson says more water will be available if they need it. Three member cities are still waiting for water;… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Retirement System is attempting to balance positive investment returns, staying fully funded and stable benefits to those depending on payments. Senior Actuary Doug Fiddler told the Retirement Board this week says hitting that balance is becoming more difficult. Fiddler says the cost of living adjustment this year will be down… Read more »

OMAHA, N.E.(WNAX)- The Corps of Engineers is preparing the big reservoirs on the Missouri River for snowpack runoff and summer operations. At their public meeting in Bismarck North Dakota this week, Mike Swenson with the Corps office in Omaha, said the big lakes have plenty of flood storage space available. Swenson says hydro power production… Read more »