PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A task force looking to find better ways to support legal services for those unable to pay for them has completed its work.  The Indigent Legal Services Task Force’s report brings three recommendations forward.  The first of which would create a statewide Indigent Defense Commission and state public defender office.  State Court Administrator… Read more »

FLORENCE, S.D.(KWAT)–There will be a contested Republican primary for a Senate seat next year. Representative Fred Deutsch of Florence announced Monday he will seek the Senate seat in District 4 that’s now held by the term-limited John Wiik of Big Stone City. In announcing his candidacy, Deutsch said, “I am running because I believe it’s… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KJJQ)- South Dakota Lottery revenues are up slightly in fiscal year 2023. Lottery Executive Director Norm Lingle presented the numbers to the South Dakota Lottery Commission at their quarterly meeting last week in Pierre. The lottery is transferring nearly 182-million dollars to the state. Lingle says video lottery accounts for the largest portion of… Read more »

BROOKINGS COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — A severe thunderstorm produced a tornado that touched down in a rural area near Bruce, SD or eight miles south of Estelline moving north. A tornado was also reported in South Deuel County.

ABERDEEN, S.D.(Press Release)- Weather permitting beginning at approximately 8:00 AM on Monday, September 25, 2023 the following road will be closed to thru traffic for utility work: 24th Avenue NW from Hwy 281 to Wylie Park entrance Work will be completed as quickly as possible.  Motorists are advised to take alternate routes until the work… Read more »

HURON, S.D.(KOKK)- An event that provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ways in which suicide and mental health conditions have affected our lives will be held in Huron Sunday.  The fifth annual Out of the Darkness Walk organized by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will take place at Campbell Park.  Organizer Janet Harvey with… Read more »

WASHINGTOn, D.C.(Press Release) – On Friday, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) congratulated Zach and Katie Peterson of Aberdeen for being selected as South Dakota’s 2023 Angels in Adoption honorees. “Adoption is a beautiful and selfless decision,” said Johnson. “The Peterson family’s story is no exception. I’m proud to recognize them as the 2023 Angels in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KELOLAND) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a couple who had been blocked from building a house in Day County. In an opinion publicly released Thursday, the state’s highest court said that the 30-day period for an appeal ran out before the Day County Board of Adjustment reconsidered a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(KCCR)- South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds helped open a Congressional hearing on the impact of artificial intelligence on the nation’s banking industry this week.  Rounds says the nation’s banking industry is at  the beginning of a journey of monumental change. Rounds says the banking industry is struggling to keep fraudsters and cyberhackers at bay.… Read more »

PRESHO, S.D.(KCCR)- Presho is a small town looking for big things from its gravel-runwayed municipal airport.  The city requested the South Dakota Aeronautics Commission put the airfield on the state’s Aviation System Plan.  John Becker with the Department of Transportation says Covid-19 grant funding opened the door for Presho to seek Airport Improvement Grant funding.… Read more »