PIERRE, S.D.(Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem has announced the next steps that she is taking in her effort to stop state taxpayer dollars from being sent to nations that hate us, like Communist China. Governor Noem wrote to the United States Congress asking them to pass legislation endorsing state efforts to divest from China.… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- A powerful winter storm last week is becoming a learning experience for Pierre Regional Airport and Denver Air Connection.  Airport Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says Winter Storm Diaz was frustrating and challenging for P-I-R staff. Huizenga was in contact with Denver Air officials during the four-day storm and says Denver Air found faults in… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- Denver Air Connection, the regional airline serving Pierre and Watertown under the Essential Air Service program was the only such airline to submit a bid to serve central South Dakota.  Airport Liaison to the Pierre City Commission Jamie Huizenga says Denver Air has included east routes within three possible options for service. The… Read more »

GREGORY, S.D.(WNAX)- A new, thirty-two-million-dollar hospital will open in Gregory next month. Tony Timanus, President of Avera Gregory Hospital, says they took a long look at what type of services are needed. Timanus says they looked at only offering limited services too. Timanus says they followed their sponsors guidance. The hospital will have a full… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- One of the big questions waiting for South Dakota legislators will be Governor Kristi Noem’s proposal to cut the sales tax on groceries, which would reduce ongoing state revenues by over one hundred million dollars a year. Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, isn’t prepared to commit yet. Hunhoff… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(WNAX)- New social studies standards and demands for mental health services will put more strain on school district budgets. Wade Pogany, Executive Director of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota, says new social studies standards, currently under review, could be costly. Pogany says a legislative summer study committee took on juvenile justice. Pogany… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D.(KCCR)- The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is trying to establish a hearing schedule for the Summit Carbon Solutions liquid carbon dioxide project.  Kristen Edwards with the Commission says they were looking at a spring hearing. The other docket referenced is the Navigator Heartland Greenway CO2 pipeline.  Brian Jorde is representing dozens if not… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.(WNAX)- Members of Congress are struggling to come up with a budget compromise that will fund the government and allow them to go home for the holidays. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says they are working to agree on a omnibus spending bill. Rounds says republicans are resisting adding additional spending. Rounds says they… Read more »

HURON, S.D.(KOKK)- Last weeks winter storm put a stop to many of the activities that we normally do.  For travelers who assume that traversing across the state on I 90 will be a breeze were not prepared for what the wind brought in.  When the Interstate was shut down from Wyoming to Mitchell during the… Read more »