ELK POINT, S.D.(WNAX)- Another South Dakota nursing home is closing its doors. In a release, the South Dakota Health Care Association says Prairie Estates Care Center in Elk Point will close as of January 14, 2023. The closure is due to a combination of the ongoing underfunding of Medicaid, the current staffing crisis, and costs… Read more »

BURBANK, S.D.(WNAX)- As South Dakota legislators prepare for the 2023 session in January, they will face a decision on cutting the sales tax on groceries. Governor Kristi Noem made that a center piece of her reelection campaign. District 17 Senator-elect Sydney Davis of Burbank says she needs to hear more details. Davis says the cut… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Lots of people will be on the move this holiday weekend. Shawn Steward is with Triple “A” South Dakota. Steward says the vast majority of travelers will be on the highways. Steward says for those traveling by air, be prepared for disruptions. Most of the central part of the US should see pretty… Read more »

VERMILLION, S.D.(WNAX)- The South Dakota Supreme Court is appointing a committee to study the process for admitting attorneys to practice law in the state. Neil Fulton, Dean of the Knudson School of Law at USD in Vermillion, and a member of the committee says there are more questions about the relevance of the current bar… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- Congressman Dusty Johnson will be returning to Washington, D.C. this Monday to finish up the term for the 117th Congress.  Congress still have items that needs to be done by the end of the year. One of the items to be address will be the Respect for Marriage Act to codify same sex… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Brown County Commission on Tuesday heard a report on the committees dealing with regional jails & correctional facilities from Brown County & Aberdeen lobbyist Julie Johnson. Johnson informed the commission about the committees they were tracking during the summer months. Johnson talks about the Incarceration Construction Fund. Johnson discussed the issue of… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- Summit Carbon Solutions says they have reached easement agreements with more than fifty percent of the landowners needed for the South Dakota portion of their proposed liquid carbon dioxide pipeline. Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Powell says they are surveying much more than lines on a map. McPherson and Brown Counties have signaled possible… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D.(WNAX)- South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett was defeated in his bid for renomination at the state republican party convention in June and will be leaving office in January. He won’t be leaving Pierre though, as he has been named the next General Manager of the state Rural Electric Association. Barnett says the… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.(WNAX)-  The South Dakota Board of Educational Standards met again Monday in Sioux Falls, gathering public input on the proposed new social studies standards. Shannon Malone with the state Department of Education said there will be a training and transition period. Aaron Livesay (live-a-say) of Sioux Falls says the changes need to be… Read more »

SOUTH DAKOTA(WNAX)- Triple “A” estimates about one hundred seventy thousand people in South Dakota will be on the road during the Thanksgiving holiday. Highway Patrol Colonel Rick Miller says drivers need to stay focused on the road in front of them. Miller says they will have all of their troopers on the road over the… Read more »