ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Due to malfunctioning heating units resulting in cold indoor temperatures, the Aberdeen Dome will not have open dome hours until further notice. We will provide updates as soon as possible.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(South Dakota News Watch)- Gov. Kristi Noem is touting a doctrine of financial discipline at the 2024 South Dakota Legislature in Pierre, but there could be a budget reckoning down the road. Here’s South Dakota News Watch reporter Stu Whitney with more:(1:10) To learn about it, visit www.sdnewswatch.org.

SOUTH DAKOTA(Press Release)- Nearly 3,000 lives will be impacted this week due to last week’s blizzard warning that brought many parts of LifeServe Blood Center’s service area inches, if not feet of snow, and unsafe conditions. While weather often brings cancellations, the need for life-saving products for transfusion and treatment never stops. Last week alone,… Read more »

The Corson County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of one of their team members. Sheriff Alan Dale says Sergeant Mike Varilek’s K-9 partner Taz passed away Sunday at the age of 12. He had served the citizens of Corson County for almost 11 years. Taz was diagnosed with metastatic histiocytic sarcoma, an aggressive form… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews)- Record setting temperatures were recorded in a variety of locations around South Dakota over the past few days, while other locations had challenging records to break. National Weather Service Meteorologist Scott Doering (door-ing) says the longer records have been kept in a particular location, the more difficult it is to set new ones.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A South Dakota Senate Committee passed a bill last week designed to take confusion out buying grain for ag producers.  Senate Bill 22 amends language regarding the licensing period for a grain buyer.  South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Chris Nelson says the bill comes from a case the P-U-C handled last year. Nelson… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KMIT)- Week 2 of this year’s South Dakota legislative session begins on Tuesday.  The South Dakota Education Department is bringing four bills for lawmakers to consider.  One of those bills would address an issue Governor Noem talked about in her budget address last month.  Education Secretary Joe Graves. Governor Noem says since she took… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KELO)- This may be a new year…but nothing’s new on the nation’s southern border. Record numbers of migrants are pouring across the border, and it seems nothing is being done to stop them. In a recent interview with Gordon Deal, Congressman Dusty Johnson said it will take cooperation in Washington to fix the problem.… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(KELO)- With one week down of the 2024 South Dakota Legislative session, two major items haven’t received any mention…pipelines and prisons. Landowners are fighting against carbon capture pipelines…and the proposed location of a men’s penitentiary near Harrisburg. Former State House Speaker Steve Haugard says there’s something missing in the prison discussion…a point that’s… Read more »