SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- On Wednesday, the summer study on county funding held their final meeting in Sioux Falls.  In the morning, the committee heard testimony from county commissioners from various counties including Brown County. In the afternoon, the committee put out a list of recommendations for the legislature to consider for 2024. The list include… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(AberdeenInsider)- Enrollment numbers released by the South Dakota Board of Regents include some good news for Northern State University. Northern has the highest percentage increase in the number of first-time freshmen and the second-highest headcount increase of the state’s six public universities. With 319, Northern saw a 6.7% increase in the number of first-time… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Some of South Dakota’s elected officials have commented on US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s call for an official impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. This inquiry would be in regards to allegations the President enriched himself and his son Hunter through foreign business deals and Hunter’s personal business activities. Little evidence so… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- Senator John Thune is fighting the Biden Administration’s latest attempt to forgive some student loan debt. The Supreme Court ruled the Administration’s first student loan forgiveness plan was unconstitutional. The new plan forgives loan balances after ten years of payments for some borrowers…including those from high-income households. Senator Thune joined other senators in… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- Carbon capture pipelines will not find their way on properties in South Dakota any time soon. The recent decisions by the state Public Utilities Commission came as a relief to landowners who would have been impacted if either was approved. South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke says the PUC was looking… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- A legislative study committee on county government financing is holding its final session Wednesday. Some counties are on the brink of insolvency, caught between unfunded state mandated services and legal limits on how much they can raise taxes. Yankton County Commissioner Dan Klemisch says county governments are in crisis. Lincoln County Commissioner… Read more »

WATERTOWN, S.D.(KWAT)–Prairie Lakes Healthcare System and Brown Clinic have finalized plans to merge, effective January 1, 2024. Brown Clinic will then become Prairie Lakes Brown Clinic. Prairie Lakes Board Chairman Vince Foley said the agreement is “monumental for both organizations and a step forward for the community of Watertown. Creating more cohesive care will make it easier… Read more »

BRYANT, S.D.(KWAT)–Republican State Representative Stephanie Sauder of Bryant has announced she’ll be a candidate for a State Senate seat in next year’s Republican Primary election. Sauder is a first term lawmaker, elected to the House of Representatives in 2022. She’s a former teacher, newspaper publisher and mayor in Bryant. She announced she’s running for the… Read more »

BROOKINGS, S.D.(KJJQ)- Enrollment for Fall 2023 is up one-and-a-half percent at South Dakota State University, growing to 11,505 students, up from last year’s enrollment of 11,331. In addition, first-time student enrollment increased nearly four-percent to 2275 students. That’s the third-largest first-year class in SDSU history. University President Barry Dunn says it’s the second straight year… Read more »